How to select text vertically in vi/vim editor

To select the text vertically first press escape if you are in insert mode.
Then type:

^v (Control v)

Then you can use arrow keys to select the text you want.

After selecting the text use

Delete to delete the text.
y to copy the text
p to paste the text

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