Visual Mode

#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.

#Caret Mode

Caret mode is used for changing the starting point for selecting text on the page

• use c to enter caret mode from visual mode (or v followed by c from normal mode)
• 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.

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

• In visual mode, o swaps the anchor and the focus, so you can also move the "other end" of the selection.
• A good way to find the starting point for your selection is to to use Find mode to jump to your desired starting location on the page.