diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 0ebf2d5..3fd688a 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 (package-initialize)
 (menu-bar-mode -1)
 (tool-bar-mode -1)
+(setq column-number-mode t)
 
 (defun indent-buffer ()
   (interactive)