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Copy to Clipboard with clipboard.js

Name: Copy to Clipboard with clipboard.js
Author: zenorocha

Easily copy text to clipboard with this lightweight tool, ideal for startup founders, backed by 34k+ GitHub stars

34,130 stars3,909 forksJavaScriptHealth Score 8/10Updated 2/12/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Clipboard.js is a lightweight JavaScript tool that allows you to easily copy text to the user's clipboard without using Flash.

Install / run

npm install clipboard

When to use it

•When you need to provide a simple way for users to copy text, such as a password or a coupon code.
•When you want to enhance the user experience by reducing the number of steps required to copy text.
•When you need to support older browsers that do not have native copy to clipboard functionality.

Quick start

1Include the Clipboard.js script in your HTML file: <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/clipboard.js/2.0.6/clipboard.min.js"></script>
2Create a DOM element with a data-clipboard-text attribute, such as a button: <button class="btn" data-clipboard-text="Hello World!">Copy to Clipboard</button>
3Initialize the Clipboard.js instance: const clipboard = new ClipboardJS('.btn');
4Use the success and error callbacks to handle the copy event: clipboard.on('success', function(e) { console.log(e); });
5Test the functionality by clicking the button and verifying that the text is copied to the clipboard.

Ready-to-paste prompt

new ClipboardJS('.btn', { text: function() { return 'Hello, ' + document.getElementById('name').value; } });

Heads up: Make sure the DOM element with the data-clipboard-text attribute is not hidden or disabled, as this can prevent the copy event from triggering.

Saves to your device

Topics

clipboard

javascript

How Copy to Clipboard with clipboard.js works

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Copy to Clipboard with clipboard.js is a tiny JavaScript project (~350 lines across 11 code files, plus 6 test files). Setup is light: installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional. Last commit 6 months ago, MIT license, has a test suite.

Size

Tiny codebase

~350 lines · 11 code files · 3 min skim

Setup

One-command install

Installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional.

Runs on

Node.js

No API keys detected

JavaScript 99%TypeScript 1%

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