how to copy text to the clipboard with JavaScript.
Click on the button to copy the text from the text field. Try to paste the text (e.g. ctrl+v) afterwards in a different window, to see the effect.
Copy to clipboard
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<style>
.tooltip {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
}
.tooltip .tooltiptext {
visibility: hidden;
width: 140px;
background-color: #555;
color: #fff;
text-align: center;
border-radius: 6px;
padding: 5px;
position: absolute;
z-index: 1;
bottom: 150%;
left: 50%;
margin-left: -75px;
opacity: 0;
transition: opacity 0.3s;
}
.tooltip .tooltiptext::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
top: 100%;
left: 50%;
margin-left: -5px;
border-width: 5px;
border-style: solid;
border-color: #555 transparent transparent transparent;
}
.tooltip:hover .tooltiptext {
visibility: visible;
opacity: 1;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Click on the button to copy the text from the text field. Try to paste the text (e.g. ctrl+v) afterwards in a different window, to see the effect.</p>
<input type="text" value="Hello World" id="myInput">
<div class="tooltip">
<button onclick="myFunction()" onmouseout="outFunc()">
<span class="tooltiptext" id="myTooltip">Copy to clipboard</span>
Copy text
</button>
</div>
<script>
function myFunction() {
var copyText = document.getElementById("myInput");
copyText.select();
copyText.setSelectionRange(0, 99999);
navigator.clipboard.writeText(copyText.value);
var tooltip = document.getElementById("myTooltip");
tooltip.innerHTML = "Copied: " + copyText.value;
}
function outFunc() {
var tooltip = document.getElementById("myTooltip");
tooltip.innerHTML = "Copy to clipboard";
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
