Clipboard.writeText()
The Clipboard interface's writeText()
property writes the specified text string to the system clipboard. Text may be read back
using either read() or readText().
The "clipboard-write" permission of the Permissions API, is granted
automatically to pages when they are in the active tab.
Syntax
writeText(newClipText)
Parameters
newClipText-
The string to be written to the clipboard.
Return value
A Promise which is resolved once the clipboard's contents have been
updated. The promise is rejected if the caller does not have permission to write to the
clipboard.
Examples
This example sets the clipboard's contents to the string "<empty clipboard>".
navigator.clipboard.writeText("<empty clipboard>").then(function() {
/* clipboard successfully set */
}, function() {
/* clipboard write failed */
});
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Clipboard API and events # dom-clipboard-writetext |
Browser compatibility
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