diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 3dca150..574fc75 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 (tool-bar-mode -1)
 (show-paren-mode 1)
 (setq inhibit-startup-message t)
+(setq column-number-mode t)
 
 ;; indent all the stuff
 (defun indent-buffer ()