diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c74e8e40c807b..550d6fa814b18 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1145,6 +1145,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hashbrown 0.13.2",
  "helix-loader",
  "imara-diff",
+ "indoc 1.0.9",
  "log",
  "once_cell",
  "quickcheck",
@@ -1235,7 +1236,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "helix-vcs",
  "helix-view",
  "ignore",
- "indoc",
+ "indoc 2.0.0",
  "log",
  "once_cell",
  "pulldown-cmark",
@@ -1410,6 +1411,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "hashbrown 0.12.3",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "indoc"
+version = "1.0.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bfa799dd5ed20a7e349f3b4639aa80d74549c81716d9ec4f994c9b5815598306"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "indoc"
 version = "2.0.0"
diff --git a/helix-core/Cargo.toml b/helix-core/Cargo.toml
index 62ec87b485ca7..8618f5863d50b 100644
--- a/helix-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/helix-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -49,3 +49,4 @@ textwrap = "0.16.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 quickcheck = { version = "1", default-features = false }
+indoc = "1.0.6"
diff --git a/helix-core/src/movement.rs b/helix-core/src/movement.rs
index 8e6b63066201c..bbb37bf49df64 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/movement.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/movement.rs
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ mod test {
             let text = Rope::from(s.as_str());
             let selection =
                 selection.transform(|r| move_prev_paragraph(text.slice(..), r, 1, Movement::Move));
-            let actual = crate::test::plain(&s, selection);
+            let actual = crate::test::plain(&s, &selection);
             assert_eq!(actual, expected, "\nbefore: `{:?}`", before);
         }
     }
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ mod test {
             let text = Rope::from(s.as_str());
             let selection =
                 selection.transform(|r| move_prev_paragraph(text.slice(..), r, 2, Movement::Move));
-            let actual = crate::test::plain(&s, selection);
+            let actual = crate::test::plain(&s, &selection);
             assert_eq!(actual, expected, "\nbefore: `{:?}`", before);
         }
     }
@@ -1520,7 +1520,7 @@ mod test {
             let text = Rope::from(s.as_str());
             let selection = selection
                 .transform(|r| move_prev_paragraph(text.slice(..), r, 1, Movement::Extend));
-            let actual = crate::test::plain(&s, selection);
+            let actual = crate::test::plain(&s, &selection);
             assert_eq!(actual, expected, "\nbefore: `{:?}`", before);
         }
     }
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ mod test {
                 "a\nb\n\n#[goto\nthird\n\n|]#paragraph",
             ),
             (
-                "a\nb#[\n|]#\ngoto\nsecond\n\nparagraph",
+                "a\nb#[\n|]#\n\ngoto\nsecond\n\nparagraph",
                 "a\nb#[\n\n|]#goto\nsecond\n\nparagraph",
             ),
             (
@@ -1562,7 +1562,7 @@ mod test {
             let text = Rope::from(s.as_str());
             let selection =
                 selection.transform(|r| move_next_paragraph(text.slice(..), r, 1, Movement::Move));
-            let actual = crate::test::plain(&s, selection);
+            let actual = crate::test::plain(&s, &selection);
             assert_eq!(actual, expected, "\nbefore: `{:?}`", before);
         }
     }
@@ -1585,7 +1585,7 @@ mod test {
             let text = Rope::from(s.as_str());
             let selection =
                 selection.transform(|r| move_next_paragraph(text.slice(..), r, 2, Movement::Move));
-            let actual = crate::test::plain(&s, selection);
+            let actual = crate::test::plain(&s, &selection);
             assert_eq!(actual, expected, "\nbefore: `{:?}`", before);
         }
     }
@@ -1608,7 +1608,7 @@ mod test {
             let text = Rope::from(s.as_str());
             let selection = selection
                 .transform(|r| move_next_paragraph(text.slice(..), r, 1, Movement::Extend));
-            let actual = crate::test::plain(&s, selection);
+            let actual = crate::test::plain(&s, &selection);
             assert_eq!(actual, expected, "\nbefore: `{:?}`", before);
         }
     }
diff --git a/helix-core/src/test.rs b/helix-core/src/test.rs
index 17523ed761076..1d967f23daf5b 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/test.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/test.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 use crate::{Range, Selection};
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
 use std::cmp::Reverse;
+use unicode_segmentation::UnicodeSegmentation;
 
 /// Convert annotated test string to test string and selection.
 ///
@@ -10,6 +11,10 @@ use std::cmp::Reverse;
 /// `#[` for primary selection with head after anchor followed by `|]#`.
 /// `#(` for secondary selection with head after anchor followed by `|)#`.
 ///
+/// If the selection contains any LF or CRLF sequences, which are immediately
+/// followed by the same grapheme, then the subsequent one is removed. This is
+/// to allow representing having the cursor over the end of the line.
+///
 /// # Examples
 ///
 /// ```
@@ -30,23 +35,23 @@ use std::cmp::Reverse;
 pub fn print(s: &str) -> (String, Selection) {
     let mut primary_idx = None;
     let mut ranges = SmallVec::new();
-    let mut iter = s.chars().peekable();
+    let mut iter = UnicodeSegmentation::graphemes(s, true).peekable();
     let mut left = String::with_capacity(s.len());
 
     'outer: while let Some(c) = iter.next() {
         let start = left.chars().count();
 
-        if c != '#' {
-            left.push(c);
+        if c != "#" {
+            left.push_str(c);
             continue;
         }
 
         let (is_primary, close_pair) = match iter.next() {
-            Some('[') => (true, ']'),
-            Some('(') => (false, ')'),
+            Some("[") => (true, "]"),
+            Some("(") => (false, ")"),
             Some(ch) => {
                 left.push('#');
-                left.push(ch);
+                left.push_str(ch);
                 continue;
             }
             None => break,
@@ -56,24 +61,45 @@ pub fn print(s: &str) -> (String, Selection) {
             panic!("primary `#[` already appeared {:?} {:?}", left, s);
         }
 
-        let head_at_beg = iter.next_if_eq(&'|').is_some();
+        let head_at_beg = iter.next_if_eq(&"|").is_some();
+        let last_grapheme = |s: &str| {
+            UnicodeSegmentation::graphemes(s, true)
+                .last()
+                .map(String::from)
+        };
 
         while let Some(c) = iter.next() {
-            if !(c == close_pair && iter.peek() == Some(&'#')) {
-                left.push(c);
+            let next = iter.peek();
+            let mut prev = last_grapheme(left.as_str());
+
+            if !(c == close_pair && next == Some(&"#")) {
+                left.push_str(c);
                 continue;
             }
 
             if !head_at_beg {
-                let prev = left.pop().unwrap();
-                if prev != '|' {
-                    left.push(prev);
-                    left.push(c);
-                    continue;
+                match &prev {
+                    Some(p) if p != "|" => {
+                        left.push_str(c);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    Some(p) if p == "|" => {
+                        left.pop().unwrap(); // pop the |
+                        prev = last_grapheme(left.as_str());
+                    }
+                    _ => (),
                 }
             }
 
             iter.next(); // skip "#"
+            let next = iter.peek();
+
+            // skip explicit line end inside selection
+            if (prev == Some(String::from("\r\n")) || prev == Some(String::from("\n")))
+                && next.map(|n| String::from(*n)) == prev
+            {
+                iter.next();
+            }
 
             if is_primary {
                 primary_idx = Some(ranges.len());
@@ -118,11 +144,11 @@ pub fn print(s: &str) -> (String, Selection) {
 /// use smallvec::smallvec;
 ///
 /// assert_eq!(
-///     plain("abc", Selection::new(smallvec![Range::new(0, 1), Range::new(3, 2)], 0)),
+///     plain("abc", &Selection::new(smallvec![Range::new(0, 1), Range::new(3, 2)], 0)),
 ///     "#[a|]#b#(|c)#".to_owned()
 /// );
 /// ```
-pub fn plain(s: &str, selection: Selection) -> String {
+pub fn plain(s: &str, selection: &Selection) -> String {
     let primary = selection.primary_index();
     let mut out = String::with_capacity(s.len() + 5 * selection.len());
     out.push_str(s);
@@ -147,6 +173,7 @@ pub fn plain(s: &str, selection: Selection) -> String {
     out
 }
 
+#[allow(clippy::module_inception)]
 #[cfg(test)]
 #[allow(clippy::module_inception)]
 mod test {
diff --git a/helix-core/src/textobject.rs b/helix-core/src/textobject.rs
index 972a80e78a605..6e3f18cf0efdb 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/textobject.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/textobject.rs
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ mod test {
             let text = Rope::from(s.as_str());
             let selection = selection
                 .transform(|r| textobject_paragraph(text.slice(..), r, TextObject::Inside, 1));
-            let actual = crate::test::plain(&s, selection);
+            let actual = crate::test::plain(&s, &selection);
             assert_eq!(actual, expected, "\nbefore: `{:?}`", before);
         }
     }
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ mod test {
             let text = Rope::from(s.as_str());
             let selection = selection
                 .transform(|r| textobject_paragraph(text.slice(..), r, TextObject::Inside, 2));
-            let actual = crate::test::plain(&s, selection);
+            let actual = crate::test::plain(&s, &selection);
             assert_eq!(actual, expected, "\nbefore: `{:?}`", before);
         }
     }
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ mod test {
             let text = Rope::from(s.as_str());
             let selection = selection
                 .transform(|r| textobject_paragraph(text.slice(..), r, TextObject::Around, 1));
-            let actual = crate::test::plain(&s, selection);
+            let actual = crate::test::plain(&s, &selection);
             assert_eq!(actual, expected, "\nbefore: `{:?}`", before);
         }
     }
diff --git a/helix-term/tests/test/commands.rs b/helix-term/tests/test/commands.rs
index 74c32c4a568ea..342a849be349a 100644
--- a/helix-term/tests/test/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/tests/test/commands.rs
@@ -201,12 +201,12 @@ async fn test_multi_selection_shell_commands() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         .as_str(),
         "|echo foo<ret>",
         platform_line(indoc! {"\
-            #[|foo
-            ]#
-            #(|foo
-            )#
-            #(|foo
-            )#
+            #[|foo\n]#
+            
+            #(|foo\n)#
+            
+            #(|foo\n)#
+            
             "})
         .as_str(),
     ))
@@ -222,12 +222,12 @@ async fn test_multi_selection_shell_commands() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         .as_str(),
         "!echo foo<ret>",
         platform_line(indoc! {"\
-            #[|foo
-            ]#lorem
-            #(|foo
-            )#ipsum
-            #(|foo
-            )#dolor
+            #[|foo\n]#
+            lorem
+            #(|foo\n)#
+            ipsum
+            #(|foo\n)#
+            dolor
             "})
         .as_str(),
     ))
@@ -243,12 +243,12 @@ async fn test_multi_selection_shell_commands() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         .as_str(),
         "<A-!>echo foo<ret>",
         platform_line(indoc! {"\
-            lorem#[|foo
-            ]#
-            ipsum#(|foo
-            )#
-            dolor#(|foo
-            )#
+            lorem#[|foo\n]#
+            
+            ipsum#(|foo\n)#
+            
+            dolor#(|foo\n)#
+            
             "})
         .as_str(),
     ))
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ async fn test_extend_line() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         platform_line(indoc! {"\
             #[lorem
             ipsum
-            dolor
-            |]#
+            dolor\n|]#
+            
             "})
         .as_str(),
     ))
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ async fn test_extend_line() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         "2x",
         platform_line(indoc! {"\
             #[lorem
-            ipsum
-            |]#
+            ipsum\n|]#
+            
             "})
         .as_str(),
     ))