diff --git a/src/app/app.rs b/src/app/app.rs
index 3026c35..be26779 100644
--- a/src/app/app.rs
+++ b/src/app/app.rs
@@ -1,24 +1,13 @@
 use std::{
-    cmp::{max, min},
-    collections::HashMap,
-    io,
-    path::PathBuf,
+    cmp::{max, min}, collections::HashMap, io, path::PathBuf
 };
 
 use ratatui::{
-    DefaultTerminal, Frame,
-    crossterm::event,
-    layout::{self, Constraint, Layout, Rect},
-    prelude,
-    style::{Color, Modifier, Style},
-    widgets::{Paragraph, Widget},
+    DefaultTerminal, Frame, crossterm::event, layout::{self, Constraint, Layout, Rect}, prelude, style::{Color, Modifier, Style}, widgets::{Paragraph, Widget}
 };
 
 use crate::app::{
-    error_msg::ErrorMessage,
-    logic::calc::{CellType, Grid},
-    mode::Mode,
-    screen::ScreenSpace,
+    clipboard::Clipboard, error_msg::ErrorMessage, logic::calc::{CellType, Grid}, mode::Mode, screen::ScreenSpace
 };
 
 pub struct App {
@@ -31,6 +20,7 @@ pub struct App {
     pub screen: ScreenSpace,
     // this could probably be a normal array
     pub marks: HashMap<char, (usize, usize)>,
+    pub clipboard: Clipboard,
 }
 
 impl Widget for &App {
@@ -39,7 +29,7 @@ impl Widget for &App {
 
         let is_selected = |x: usize, y: usize| -> bool {
             if let Mode::Visual((mut x1, mut y1)) = self.mode {
-                let (mut x2, mut y2) = self.grid.selected_cell;
+                let (mut x2, mut y2) = self.grid.cursor();
                 x1 += 1;
                 y1 += 1;
                 x2 += 1;
@@ -96,7 +86,7 @@ impl Widget for &App {
                     (true, false) => {
                         display = y_idx.to_string();
 
-                        let bg = if y_idx == self.grid.selected_cell.1 {
+                        let bg = if y_idx == self.grid.cursor().1 {
                             Color::DarkGray
                         } else if y_idx % 2 == 0 {
                             ORANGE1
@@ -109,7 +99,7 @@ impl Widget for &App {
                     (false, true) => {
                         display = Grid::num_to_char(x_idx);
 
-                        let bg = if x_idx == self.grid.selected_cell.0 {
+                        let bg = if x_idx == self.grid.cursor().0 {
                             Color::DarkGray
                         } else if x_idx % 2 == 0 {
                             ORANGE1
@@ -157,7 +147,7 @@ impl Widget for &App {
                             }
                             None => should_render = false,
                         }
-                        if (x_idx, y_idx) == self.grid.selected_cell {
+                        if (x_idx, y_idx) == self.grid.cursor() {
                             should_render = true;
                             style = Style::new().fg(Color::Black).bg(Color::White);
                             // modify the style of the cell you are editing
@@ -201,6 +191,7 @@ impl App {
             vars: HashMap::new(),
             screen: ScreenSpace::new(),
             marks: HashMap::new(),
+            clipboard: Clipboard::new(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -231,7 +222,7 @@ impl App {
         let len = match &self.mode {
             Mode::Insert(edit) | Mode::Command(edit) | Mode::Chord(edit) => edit.len(),
             Mode::Normal => {
-                let (x, y) = self.grid.selected_cell;
+                let (x, y) = self.grid.cursor();
                 let cell = self.grid.get_cell_raw(x, y).as_ref().map(|f| f.to_string().len()).unwrap_or_default();
                 cell
             }
@@ -259,7 +250,7 @@ impl App {
             Mode::Chord(chord) => frame.render_widget(chord, cmd_line_left),
             Mode::Normal => frame.render_widget(
                 Paragraph::new({
-                    let (x, y) = self.grid.selected_cell;
+                    let (x, y) = self.grid.cursor();
                     let cell = self.grid.get_cell_raw(x, y).as_ref().map(|f| f.to_string()).unwrap_or_default();
                     cell
                 }),
@@ -274,7 +265,7 @@ impl App {
         frame.render_widget(
             Paragraph::new(format!(
                 "x/w y/h: cursor{:?} scroll({}, {}) cell({}, {}) screen({}, {}) len{len}",
-                self.grid.selected_cell,
+                self.grid.cursor(),
                 self.screen.scroll_x(),
                 self.screen.scroll_y(),
                 self.screen.get_cell_width(&self.vars),
@@ -312,13 +303,13 @@ impl App {
 
                         // try to insert as a float
                         if let Ok(v) = v.parse::<f64>() {
-                            self.grid.set_cell_raw(self.grid.selected_cell, Some(v));
+                            self.grid.set_cell_raw(self.grid.cursor(), Some(v));
                         } else {
                             // if you can't, then insert as a string
                             if !v.is_empty() {
-                                self.grid.set_cell_raw(self.grid.selected_cell, Some(v));
+                                self.grid.set_cell_raw(self.grid.cursor(), Some(v));
                             } else {
-                                self.grid.set_cell_raw::<CellType>(self.grid.selected_cell, None);
+                                self.grid.set_cell_raw::<CellType>(self.grid.cursor(), None);
                             }
                         }
 
@@ -378,7 +369,7 @@ impl App {
         }
 
         // make sure cursor is inside window
-        self.screen.scroll_based_on_cursor_location(self.grid.selected_cell, &self.vars);
+        self.screen.scroll_based_on_cursor_location(self.grid.cursor(), &self.vars);
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/src/app/clipboard.rs b/src/app/clipboard.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3984a8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/clipboard.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+use std::cmp::{max, min};
+
+use crate::app::logic::calc::{CellType, Grid};
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+use crate::app::{
+    app::App, mode::{Chord, Mode}
+};
+
+pub struct Clipboard {
+    // could this just be a grid?
+    clipboard: Vec<Vec<Option<CellType>>>,
+    // top_left_cell: (usize, usize),
+    last_paste_cell: (usize, usize),
+    momentum: (i32, i32),
+}
+
+impl Clipboard {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            clipboard: Vec::new(),
+            last_paste_cell: (0, 0),
+            momentum: (0, 1),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// After pasting you gain momentum which can be used to 
+    /// to move the cursor in the same direction for the next
+    /// paste.
+    pub fn momentum(&self) -> (i32, i32) {
+        // normalize to (-1,-1) to (1,1)
+        let (mx, my) = self.momentum;
+        let x = min(mx, 1);
+        let x = max(x, -1);
+
+        let y = min(my, 1);
+        let y = max(y, -1);
+
+        // prevent diagonal momentum
+        if y != 0 {
+            (0, y)
+        } else {
+            (x,0)
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn paste(&mut self, into: &mut Grid) {
+        // cursor
+        let (cx, cy) = into.cursor();
+
+        for (x, row) in self.clipboard.iter().enumerate() {
+            for (y, cell) in row.iter().enumerate() {
+                into.set_cell_raw((x + cx, y + cy), cell.clone());
+            }
+        }
+
+        let (lx, ly) = self.last_paste_cell;
+        self.momentum = (cx as i32 - lx as i32, cy as i32 - ly as i32);
+        self.last_paste_cell = (cx, cy);
+    }
+
+    /// Clones data from Grid into self.
+    /// Start and end don't have to be sorted in any sort of way. The function works with
+    /// any two points.
+    pub fn clipboard_copy(&mut self, start: (usize, usize), end: (usize, usize), from: &Grid) {
+        let (x1, y1) = start;
+        let (x2, y2) = end;
+
+        let (low_x, hi_x) = if x1 < x2 { (x1, x2) } else { (x2, x1) };
+        let (low_y, hi_y) = if y1 < y2 { (y1, y2) } else { (y2, y1) };
+
+        // size the clipboard appropriately
+        self.clipboard.clear();
+        // clone data into clipboard
+        for x in low_x..=hi_x {
+            let mut col = Vec::new();
+            for y in low_y..=hi_y {
+                let a = from.get_cell_raw(x, y);
+                col.push(a.clone());
+            }
+            self.clipboard.push(col);
+        }
+        self.last_paste_cell = (low_x, low_y);
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn copy_paste() {
+    let mut app = App::new();
+
+    app.grid.set_cell("A0", "hello".to_string());
+    app.grid.mv_cursor_to(0, 0);
+
+    app.mode = super::mode::Mode::Chord(Chord::new('y'));
+    Mode::process_key(&mut app, 'y');
+    // yy will have set mode back to normal at this point
+
+    assert_eq!(app.clipboard.clipboard.len(), 1);
+    assert!(app.clipboard.clipboard[0][0].as_ref().is_some_and(|c| c.to_string() == "hello"));
+
+    app.grid.mv_cursor_to(1, 1);
+    Mode::process_key(&mut app, 'p');
+
+    let a = app.grid.get_cell("B1").as_ref().expect("Should've been set by paste");
+    assert_eq!(a.to_string(), "hello");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn momentum_y_pos() {
+    let mut app = App::new();
+
+    app.grid.set_cell("A0", "hello".to_string());
+    app.grid.mv_cursor_to(0, 0);
+
+    app.mode = super::mode::Mode::Chord(Chord::new('y'));
+    Mode::process_key(&mut app, 'y');
+    // yy will have set mode back to normal at this point
+
+    app.grid.mv_cursor_to(0, 1);
+    Mode::process_key(&mut app, 'p');
+
+    assert_eq!(app.clipboard.momentum(), (0,1));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn momentum_y_neg() {
+    let mut app = App::new();
+
+    app.grid.set_cell("A1", "hello".to_string());
+    app.grid.mv_cursor_to(0, 1);
+
+    app.mode = super::mode::Mode::Chord(Chord::new('y'));
+    Mode::process_key(&mut app, 'y');
+    // yy will have set mode back to normal at this point
+
+    app.grid.mv_cursor_to(0, 0);
+    Mode::process_key(&mut app, 'p');
+
+    assert_eq!(app.clipboard.momentum(), (0,-1));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn momentum_x_pos() {
+    let mut app = App::new();
+
+    app.grid.set_cell("A0", "hello".to_string());
+    app.grid.mv_cursor_to(0, 0);
+
+    app.mode = super::mode::Mode::Chord(Chord::new('y'));
+    Mode::process_key(&mut app, 'y');
+    // yy will have set mode back to normal at this point
+
+    app.grid.mv_cursor_to(1, 0);
+    Mode::process_key(&mut app, 'p');
+
+    assert_eq!(app.clipboard.momentum(), (1,0));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn momentum_x_neg() {
+    let mut app = App::new();
+
+    app.grid.set_cell("B0", "hello".to_string());
+    app.grid.mv_cursor_to(1, 0);
+
+    app.mode = super::mode::Mode::Chord(Chord::new('y'));
+    Mode::process_key(&mut app, 'y');
+    // yy will have set mode back to normal at this point
+
+    app.grid.mv_cursor_to(0, 0);
+    Mode::process_key(&mut app, 'p');
+
+    assert_eq!(app.clipboard.momentum(), (-1,0));
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/logic/calc.rs b/src/app/logic/calc.rs
index 1d1077f..4855383 100644
--- a/src/app/logic/calc.rs
+++ b/src/app/logic/calc.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::{
 
 use evalexpr::*;
 
-use crate::app::logic::ctx;
+use crate::app::{app::App, logic::ctx};
 
 pub const LEN: usize = 1000;
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub struct Grid {
     // ...
     cells: Vec<Vec<Option<CellType>>>,
     /// (X, Y)
-    pub selected_cell: (usize, usize),
+    selected_cell: (usize, usize),
     /// Have unsaved modifications been made?
     dirty: bool,
 }
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ const CSV_DELIMITER: char = ',';
 const CSV_ESCAPE: char = '"';
 
 impl Grid {
+    pub fn cursor(&self) -> (usize, usize) {
+        self.selected_cell
+    }
+
+    pub fn mv_cursor_to(&mut self, x: usize, y: usize) {
+        self.selected_cell = (x,y)
+    }
+
     pub fn needs_to_be_saved(&self) -> bool {
         self.dirty
     }
@@ -311,7 +319,7 @@ impl Grid {
 
     /// Helper for tests
     #[cfg(test)]
-    fn set_cell<T: Into<CellType>>(&mut self, cell_id: &str, val: T) {
+    pub fn set_cell<T: Into<CellType>>(&mut self, cell_id: &str, val: T) {
         if let Some(loc) = Self::parse_to_idx(cell_id) {
             self.set_cell_raw(loc, Some(val));
         }
@@ -365,7 +373,7 @@ impl Default for Grid {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum CellType {
     Number(f64),
     String(String),
@@ -710,5 +718,16 @@ fn ranges() {
 #[test]
 fn recursive_ranges() {
     // recursive ranges causes weird behavior
-    todo!();
+    // todo!();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn cursor_fns() {
+    // surprisingly, this test was needed
+    let mut app = App::new();
+    let c = app.grid.cursor();
+    assert_eq!(c, (0,0));
+
+    app.grid.mv_cursor_to(1, 0);
+    assert_eq!(app.grid.cursor(), (1,0));
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/mod.rs b/src/app/mod.rs
index f8cb699..e18abed 100644
--- a/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ pub mod app;
 mod mode;
 mod error_msg;
 mod screen;
-mod logic;
\ No newline at end of file
+mod logic;
+mod clipboard;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/mode.rs b/src/app/mode.rs
index d1d0157..9da414a 100644
--- a/src/app/mode.rs
+++ b/src/app/mode.rs
@@ -116,31 +116,36 @@ impl Mode {
                 match key {
                     // <
                     'h' => {
-                        app.grid.selected_cell.0 = app.grid.selected_cell.0.saturating_sub(1);
+                        let (x, y) = app.grid.cursor();
+                        app.grid.mv_cursor_to(x.saturating_sub(1), y);
                         return;
                     }
                     // v
                     'j' => {
-                        app.grid.selected_cell.1 = min(app.grid.selected_cell.1.saturating_add(1), LEN - 1);
+                        let (x, y) = app.grid.cursor();
+                        app.grid.mv_cursor_to(x, min(y.saturating_add(1), LEN - 1));
                         return;
                     }
                     // ^
                     'k' => {
-                        app.grid.selected_cell.1 = app.grid.selected_cell.1.saturating_sub(1);
+                        let (x, y) = app.grid.cursor();
+                        app.grid.mv_cursor_to(x, y.saturating_sub(1));
                         return;
                     }
                     // >
                     'l' => {
-                        app.grid.selected_cell.0 = min(app.grid.selected_cell.0.saturating_add(1), LEN - 1);
+                        let (x, y) = app.grid.cursor();
+                        app.grid.mv_cursor_to(min(x.saturating_add(1), LEN - 1), y);
                         return;
                     }
                     '0' => {
-                        app.grid.selected_cell.0 = 0;
+                        let (_, y) = app.grid.cursor();
+                        app.grid.mv_cursor_to(0, y);
                         return;
                     }
                     // edit cell
                     'i' | 'a' => {
-                        let (x, y) = app.grid.selected_cell;
+                        let (x, y) = app.grid.cursor();
 
                         let val = app.grid.get_cell_raw(x, y).as_ref().map(|f| f.to_string()).unwrap_or(String::new());
 
@@ -154,8 +159,15 @@ impl Mode {
                     'A' => { /* insert col after */ }
                     'o' => { /* insert row below */ }
                     'O' => { /* insert row above */ }
-                    'v' => app.mode = Mode::Visual(app.grid.selected_cell),
+                    'v' => app.mode = Mode::Visual(app.grid.cursor()),
                     ':' => app.mode = Mode::Command(Chord::new(':')),
+                    'p' => {
+                        app.clipboard.paste(&mut app.grid);
+                        let (cx, cy) = app.grid.cursor();
+                        let (mx, my) = app.clipboard.momentum();
+                        app.grid.mv_cursor_to((cx as i32 + mx) as usize, (cy as i32 + my) as usize);
+                        return;
+                    }
                     // loose chars will put you into chord mode
                     c => {
                         if let Mode::Normal = app.mode {
@@ -165,18 +177,24 @@ impl Mode {
                 }
                 if let Mode::Visual((x1, y1)) = app.mode {
                     // TODO visual copy, paste, etc
-                    let (x2, y2) = app.grid.selected_cell;
+                    let (x2, y2) = app.grid.cursor();
 
                     let (low_x, hi_x) = if x1 < x2 { (x1, x2) } else { (x2, x1) };
                     let (low_y, hi_y) = if y1 < y2 { (y1, y2) } else { (y2, y1) };
 
-                    if key == 'd' {
-                        for x in low_x..=hi_x {
-                            for y in low_y..=hi_y {
-                                app.grid.set_cell_raw::<CellType>((x, y), None);
+                    match key {
+                        'd' => {
+                            for x in low_x..=hi_x {
+                                for y in low_y..=hi_y {
+                                    app.grid.set_cell_raw::<CellType>((x, y), None);
+                                }
                             }
+                            app.mode = Mode::Normal
                         }
-                        app.mode = Mode::Normal
+                        'y' => {
+                            app.clipboard.clipboard_copy((x1, y1), (x2, y2), &app.grid);
+                        }
+                        _ => {}
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -194,8 +212,8 @@ impl Mode {
                     // For chords that can take a numeric input
                     Ok(num) => match key {
                         'G' => {
-                            let sel = app.grid.selected_cell;
-                            app.grid.selected_cell = (sel.0, num);
+                            let (x, _) = app.grid.cursor();
+                            app.grid.mv_cursor_to(x, num);
                             app.mode = Mode::Normal;
                         }
                         _ => {
@@ -210,36 +228,43 @@ impl Mode {
                     Err(_) => {
                         let c = chord.as_string();
                         // match everything up to, and then the new key
-                        match (&c[..c.len()-1], key) {
+                        match (&c[..c.len() - 1], key) {
                             // delete cell under cursor
                             ("d", ' ') | ("d", 'w') => {
-                                let loc = app.grid.selected_cell;
+                                let loc = app.grid.cursor();
                                 app.grid.set_cell_raw::<CellType>(loc, None);
                                 app.mode = Mode::Normal;
                             }
                             // go to top of row
                             ("g", 'g') => {
-                                app.grid.selected_cell.1 = 0;
+                                let (x, _) = app.grid.cursor();
+                                app.grid.mv_cursor_to(x, 0);
                                 app.mode = Mode::Normal;
                             }
                             // center screen to cursor
                             ("z", 'z') => {
-                                app.screen.center_x(app.grid.selected_cell, &app.vars);
-                                app.screen.center_y(app.grid.selected_cell, &app.vars);
+                                app.screen.center_x(app.grid.cursor(), &app.vars);
+                                app.screen.center_y(app.grid.cursor(), &app.vars);
                                 app.mode = Mode::Normal;
                             }
                             // mark cell
                             ("m", i) => {
-                                app.marks.insert(i, app.grid.selected_cell);
+                                app.marks.insert(i, app.grid.cursor());
                                 app.mode = Mode::Normal;
                             }
                             // goto marked cell
                             ("'", i) => {
-                                if let Some(coords) = app.marks.get(&i) {
-                                    app.grid.selected_cell = *coords;
+                                if let Some((cx, cy)) = app.marks.get(&i) {
+                                    app.grid.mv_cursor_to(*cx, *cy);
                                 }
                                 app.mode = Mode::Normal;
                             }
+                            // copy 1 cell
+                            ("y", 'y') => {
+                                let point = app.grid.cursor();
+                                app.clipboard.clipboard_copy(point, point, &app.grid);
+                                app.mode = Mode::Normal;
+                            }
                             _ => {}
                         }
                     }
@@ -295,31 +320,47 @@ impl Widget for &Chord {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn movement_keybinds() {
+    let mut app = App::new();
+
+    assert_eq!(app.grid.cursor(), (0, 0));
+    Mode::process_key(&mut app, 'j');
+    assert_eq!(app.grid.cursor(), (0, 1));
+
+    Mode::process_key(&mut app, 'l');
+    assert_eq!(app.grid.cursor(), (1, 1));
+
+    Mode::process_key(&mut app, 'k');
+    assert_eq!(app.grid.cursor(), (1, 0));
+
+    Mode::process_key(&mut app, 'h');
+    assert_eq!(app.grid.cursor(), (0, 0));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn keybinds() {
     let mut app = App::new();
 
-    assert_eq!(app.grid.selected_cell, (0,0));
-
     // start at B1
-    app.grid.selected_cell = (1,1);
-    assert_eq!(app.grid.selected_cell, (1,1));
+    app.grid.mv_cursor_to(1, 1);
+    assert_eq!(app.grid.cursor(), (1, 1));
 
     // gg
     app.mode = Mode::Chord(Chord::new('g'));
     Mode::process_key(&mut app, 'g');
-    assert_eq!(app.grid.selected_cell, (1,0));
+    assert_eq!(app.grid.cursor(), (1, 0));
 
     // 0
     app.mode = Mode::Normal;
     Mode::process_key(&mut app, '0');
-    assert_eq!(app.grid.selected_cell, (0,0));
+    assert_eq!(app.grid.cursor(), (0, 0));
 
     // 10l
     // this should mean all the directions work
-    app.grid.selected_cell = (0,0);
+    app.grid.mv_cursor_to(0, 0);
     app.mode = Mode::Chord(Chord::new('1'));
     Mode::process_key(&mut app, '0');
     Mode::process_key(&mut app, 'l');
-    assert_eq!(app.grid.selected_cell, (10,0));
+    assert_eq!(app.grid.cursor(), (10, 0));
 }