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Introduction to Visual Mode

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Visual Mode

Introduction to Visual Mode

Select text explicitly with v and leave with Escape.

Visual mode anchors one end of a characterwise selection while motions move the other. It is useful when a semantic object does not describe the range.

Use v, and Esc in the editor beside this lesson. The challenge proves it once; Practice is a timed run against the clock.

Keys in this lesson

v
Enter Visual mode to select characters
Esc
Return to Normal mode
All 91 keys →

Practice against the clock.

The challenge proves completion once. Practice is a timed run of 15 goals — beat par, then beat your own best time. Every completed goal saves locally.

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Select the identifier “result” with Visual mode.