# Please add the option to copy text to clipboard **URL:** \ **Category:** Feedback\ **Created:** [April 21, 2021, 9:22am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/please-add-the-option-to-copy-text-to-clipboard/1236398 "2021-04-21T09:22:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![luv.ak.tech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/luv.ak.tech/32/104896_2.png) [@luv.ak.tech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/luv.ak.tech)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 9:22am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/please-add-the-option-to-copy-text-to-clipboard/1236398/1 "2021-04-21T09:22:08Z")
i have a request to thunkable staff to copy text to clipboard! pls ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/please-add-the-option-to-copy-text-to-clipboard/1236398/2 "2021-04-21T16:15:47Z")
You can make a feature request on GitHub: [https://docs.thunkable.com/bugs-and-feature-requests](https://docs.thunkable.com/bugs-and-feature-requests) Search to see if it exists and if so, +1 it and if not, you can add it. The more details you can provide, the better. For example, I assume you mean that you want the ability for the user to be able to copy text within an app? Can’t they already do that? So maybe you mean as a developer in the Blocks tab? See, I’m confused! ---
**Author:** ![luv.ak.tech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/luv.ak.tech/32/104896_2.png) [@luv.ak.tech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/luv.ak.tech)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/please-add-the-option-to-copy-text-to-clipboard/1236398/3 "2021-04-21T16:18:06Z")
> [@tatiang](#): > > Can’t they already do that? how??? i saw one method by @jared but it only works on browser ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/please-add-the-option-to-copy-text-to-clipboard/1236398/4 "2021-04-21T16:27:55Z")
What is it you’re trying to do, exactly? ---
**Author:** ![luv.ak.tech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/luv.ak.tech/32/104896_2.png) [@luv.ak.tech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/luv.ak.tech)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 2:34am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/please-add-the-option-to-copy-text-to-clipboard/1236398/5 "2021-04-22T02:34:41Z")
i want to copy a text to clipboard user device ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 11:02am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/please-add-the-option-to-copy-text-to-clipboard/1236398/6 "2021-04-22T11:02:51Z")
It doesn’t only work on browser. It works across devices, no? ---
**Author:** ![luv.ak.tech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/luv.ak.tech/32/104896_2.png) [@luv.ak.tech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/luv.ak.tech)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/please-add-the-option-to-copy-text-to-clipboard/1236398/7 "2021-04-22T11:42:03Z")
> [@jared](#): > > no i tested it it does not work on a android device ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/please-add-the-option-to-copy-text-to-clipboard/1236398/8 "2021-04-23T12:30:27Z")
Bummer! I’ll look into that! ---
**Author:** ![gene.arnold9d](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/gene.arnold9d/32/86268_2.png) [@gene.arnold9d](https://community.thunkable.com/u/gene.arnold9d)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/please-add-the-option-to-copy-text-to-clipboard/1236398/9 "2021-07-20T13:01:32Z")
@jared Is there an update on this feature? It is something I would love to add to my current project 👍 ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/please-add-the-option-to-copy-text-to-clipboard/1236398/10 "2021-07-20T17:04:18Z")
Without a feature request, it probably won’t get added. I’d suggest you consider adding one: > **[📝 Bugs and Feature Requests](https://docs.thunkable.com/bugs-and-feature-requests)** **Edit:** or +1 this issue: [Add copy to clipboard · Issue #899 · thunkable/thunkable-issues · GitHub](https://github.com/thunkable/thunkable-issues/issues/899) ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/please-add-the-option-to-copy-text-to-clipboard/1236398/11 "2021-07-20T19:52:06Z")
Add a `Web Viewer` to your screen and have [this](https://muneeralshaikh.github.io/webCodes/CopyToClipboard.html) as the URL and test it ---
**Author:** ![luna\_luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f17d59/32.png) [@luna\_luna](https://community.thunkable.com/u/luna_luna)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2022, 9:52am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/please-add-the-option-to-copy-text-to-clipboard/1236398/12 "2022-09-05T09:52:41Z")
Update to this thread Document.execCommand is being deprecated - I am now using/testing navigator.share Not all browsers support it so the fallback is still document.execCommand The benefit of navigator.share is the user doesn’t need to paste the copied text So on iPhone it opens up the default messaging options (see screenshot) Needs to run under ‘https’ - ideally I would like to reference [https://thunkable.site](https://thunkable.site) but for the time being I’m referencing GitHub Downside to this is on a desktop browser the users gets to see the GitHub url SHARE ![iphone_share](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/6/3/63b7442a1fe42f2b9eeff6842568fa66f3b2ad19.jpeg) ![share_desktop_safari](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/5/c/5c2471f676093a1ec2569b7a0ffc4349cf925ec6.png) ---
**Author:** ![luna\_luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f17d59/32.png) [@luna\_luna](https://community.thunkable.com/u/luna_luna)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 10:11am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/please-add-the-option-to-copy-text-to-clipboard/1236398/13 "2022-09-07T10:11:32Z")
@jared I;m having problems with copy/paste in web apps and wondered if you had any thoughts? - Im trying navigator.share - which integrates well on safari/iPhone - but because I am having to serve the html pages on GitHub the GitHub domain is appearing in the message -which is a bit confusing for the user and the recipient. I have to serve the pages from https - is there anyway I can serve the pages from https thunkable domain? @domhnallohanlon ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/please-add-the-option-to-copy-text-to-clipboard/1236398/14 "2024-11-08T13:25:02Z")