character-wise Visual mode:

we can select anything from a single character up to a range of characters within a line or spanning multiple lines. This is suitable for working at the level of individual words or phrases.

line-wise Visual mode:

we can operate on entire lines.

block-wise Visual mode:

allows us to work with columnar regions of the document.

Enabling Visual Modes

Switching Between Visual Modes

Toggling the Free End of a Selection

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