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HTML onpaste Event Attribute

HTML Event Attributes : Execute a JavaScript when pasting some text in an <input> element

Definition and Usage

The onpaste attribute fires when the user pastes some content in an element.

Note: Although the onpaste attribute is supported by all HTML elements, it is not actually possible to paste some content in, for example, a <p> element, UNLESS the element has set contenteditable to "true" (See "More Examples" below).

Tip: The onpaste attribute is mostly used on <input> elements with type="text".

Tip: There are three ways to paste some content in an element:

Press CTRL + V

Select "Paste" from the Edit menu in your browser

Right click to display the context menu and select the "Paste" command

Browser Support

Event Attribute
onpaste	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

<element onpaste="script">

Attribute Values

Value	Description
script	The script to be run on onpaste

Technical Details

Supported HTML tags:	ALL HTML elements

More Examples

Example

Execute a JavaScript when pasting some text in a <p> element (Note that contenteditable is set to "true"):

<p contenteditable="true" onpaste="myFunction()">Try to paste something inside this paragraph.</p>

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