diff --git a/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/c.lua b/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/c.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e20fbe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/c.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Event = 'VeryLazy'
+
+vim.opt_local.tabstop = 2 -- number of visual spaces per TAB
+vim.opt_local.softtabstop = 2 -- number of idfk tab when editing
+vim.opt_local.shiftwidth = 2 -- number of spaces to insert on tab
diff --git a/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/cpp.lua b/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/cpp.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e20fbe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/cpp.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Event = 'VeryLazy'
+
+vim.opt_local.tabstop = 2 -- number of visual spaces per TAB
+vim.opt_local.softtabstop = 2 -- number of idfk tab when editing
+vim.opt_local.shiftwidth = 2 -- number of spaces to insert on tab