Copy DOM elements, textarea content, or form field values to the clipboard. Only 1.8kB minified.

Installation

Install via NPM:

npm install simple-copy.js

Import in your project:

import SimpleCopy from 'simple-copy.js';

Browser usage

Include the script after downloading the repository:

<script src="dist/simple-copy.min.js"></script>

Or use a CDN:

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/simple-copy.js@2.0/dist/simple-copy.min.js"></script>

Usage

Copy HTML from an element

Using a selector:

SimpleCopy.copy('<selector>');

Using a DOM element:

const element = document.querySelector('.foobar');
SimpleCopy.copy(element);

Copy text from an element or form field

Using a selector:

SimpleCopy.copyText('<selector>');

Using a DOM element:

const element = document.getElementById('idelement');
SimpleCopy.copyText(element);

This method automatically handles:

• textContent for regular elements
• value for inputs, textareas, and selects

Write arbitrary content to the clipboard

Write plain text:

SimpleCopy.write('Hello, world!');

Write text with a custom MIME type:

const data = `<svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="50"/>
</svg>`;

try {
    SimpleCopy.write(data, 'image/svg+xml');
} catch (err) {
    console.error(err.name, err.message);
}

Write a Blob:

const obj = { hello: 'world' };
const blob = new Blob([JSON.stringify(obj, null, 2)], {
    type: 'application/json',
});

try {
    SimpleCopy.write(blob);
} catch (err) {
    console.error(err.name, err.message);
}

Using HTML data attributes

You can delegate copy actions directly from the DOM using data-* attributes.

Copy an element as HTML:

<button data-simple-copy="<selector>">Copy</button>

Copy only the text content:

<button data-simple-copy-text="<selector>">Copy</button>

Write static text to the clipboard:

<button data-simple-copy-write="Hello, world!">Copy text</button>

API

Method	Description
SimpleCopy.copy(selector)	Finds an element and copies its HTML to the clipboard
SimpleCopy.copy(element)	Copies the element HTML to the clipboard
SimpleCopy.copyText(selector)	Finds an element and copies its text content
SimpleCopy.copyText(element)	Copies the element text content
SimpleCopy.write(text)	Writes plain text to the clipboard
SimpleCopy.write(data, type)	Writes text or Blob with a specific MIME type

HTML5 data attributes

Attribute	Equivalent API call	Example
data-simple-copy	SimpleCopy.copy(selector)	<button data-simple-copy="<selector>">Copy</button>
data-simple-copy-text	SimpleCopy.copyText(selector)	<button data-simple-copy-text="<selector>">Copy</button>
data-simple-copy-write	SimpleCopy.write(text)	<button data-simple-copy-write="Hello">Copy</button>