Visual Mode

Visual mode is used for selecting text on the page.

• use v to enter visual mode
• use V to enter visual line mode

Visual mode implements a number of vim-like movements, j, k, h, l, w, e, b, etc. Counts are also supported, for example 3e.

Exiting visual mode:

• Esc - just exit visual mode
• y - yank the selected text to the clipboard
• p/P - send the selected text to the default search engine

Tips

• If there is no existing selection when entering visual mode, then Vimium first enters caret mode. In caret mode, you can position the caret before entering visual-mode proper with v.
• v and c can be used to move back and forward between visual and caret modes.
• In visual mode, o swaps the anchor and the focus, so you can also move the "other end" of the selection.