tags: #vim , #basics links: [[010 Vim MOC]] --- # Visual Mode Visual mode is used to make selections of text, similar to how clicking and dragging with a mouse behaves. Selecting text allows commands to apply only to the selection, such as copying, deleting, replacing and so on. - `v` to enter visual mode, this will also mark a starting selection point - `V` to enter visual mode, this will make text selections by line - `<C-v>` to enter visual block mode, this will make text selections by blocks; moving the cursor will make rectangle selections of the text