user-select
Utilities for controlling whether the user can select text in an element.
| Class | Styles |
|---|---|
select-none | |
user-select: none; |
|
| select-text |
user-select: text;
|
| select-all |
user-select: all;
|
| select-auto |
user-select: auto;
|
Use the select-none utility to prevent selecting text in an element and its children:
Try selecting the text to see the expected behavior
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
<div class="select-none ...">The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.</div>
Use the select-text utility to allow selecting text in an element and its children:
Try selecting the text to see the expected behavior
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
<div class="select-text ...">The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.</div>
Use the select-all utility to automatically select all the text in an element when a user clicks:
Try clicking the text to see the expected behavior
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
<div class="select-all ...">The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.</div>
Use the select-auto utility to use the default browser behavior for selecting text:
Try selecting the text to see the expected behavior
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
<div class="select-auto ...">The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.</div>
Prefix an user-select utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:
<div class="select-none md:select-all ..."> <!-- ... --></div>
Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.
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