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diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index b48496e..dd1d9bd 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ set scrolloff=5
 " Turn off error bells and visual bell
 set noeb vb t_vb=
 
-" Set tabs to width 4.
+" Set tabs to width 2.
 filetype plugin indent on
 set shiftwidth=2
 set softtabstop=2
 set tabstop=2
 set expandtab
 
-" language-specific settings
+" language-specific settings: tab width is 4 for python
 autocmd FileType python setlocal shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 tabstop=4
 
 " Allow backspacing over everything in insert mode.
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ syn sync fromstart
 " Set the color scheme to desert.
 colorscheme desert
 
+" Set custom whitespace display
+set list
+set showbreak=↪\ 
+set listchars=tab:\ \ →,eol:↲,nbsp:␣,trail:•,extends:⟩,precedes:⟨
+
 " Unmap the arrow keys to prevent bad habits.
 noremap  <Up> ""
 noremap! <Up> <Esc>