Is there a way in Vim to draw the visual area of the same size as the last visual selection, but at a new cursor position?

Question

After I visually select the following area

And press Esc and move this position

I want to be able to select the same shape in this manner

If there is no generic and direct way to do this, any tips on how to code a vimscript function for this will also be helpful.

Answer 1

Yes, this feature is there, but it's a bit hidden. From :help v:

[count]v            Start Visual mode per character.
                    With [count] select the same number of characters or
                    lines as used for the last Visual operation, but at
                    the current cursor position, multiplied by [count].

So, if you specify a count of 1 (1v), the same number of character as the last selection had is used, but at the current cursor position.