diff --git a/crates/vim/src/mode_indicator.rs b/crates/vim/src/mode_indicator.rs
index 4b1ade7a223bf9ae5d647b7ce55c554bf2a8369e..b110c39dc46e7af59364628442bbc16588a0f4d0 100644
--- a/crates/vim/src/mode_indicator.rs
+++ b/crates/vim/src/mode_indicator.rs
@@ -80,15 +80,12 @@ impl View for ModeIndicator {
 
         let theme = &theme::current(cx).workspace.status_bar;
 
-        // we always choose text to be 12 monospace characters
-        // so that as the mode indicator changes, the rest of the
-        // UI stays still.
         let text = match mode {
             Mode::Normal => "-- NORMAL --",
             Mode::Insert => "-- INSERT --",
             Mode::Visual => "-- VISUAL --",
-            Mode::VisualLine => "VISUAL  LINE",
-            Mode::VisualBlock => "VISUAL BLOCK",
+            Mode::VisualLine => "-- VISUAL LINE --",
+            Mode::VisualBlock => "-- VISUAL BLOCK --",
         };
         Label::new(text, theme.vim_mode_indicator.text.clone())
             .contained()