# Copy codeblock contents to clipboard
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/copy-codeblock-contents-to-clipboard/148855
**Category:** Announcements
**Tags:** new-feature
**Created:** [April 22, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copy-codeblock-contents-to-clipboard/148855 "2020-04-22T14:07:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@justin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copy-codeblock-contents-to-clipboard/148855/1 "2020-04-22T14:07:59Z")
> :mega: Now live in core Discourse is the ability to show a copy button for codeblocks!
```plaintext
import { createWidget } from 'discourse/widgets/widget';
createWidget('my-widget', {
tagName: 'div.hello',
html() {
return "hello world";
}
});
```
**This feature is off by default,** but if your community could benefit from it, you can turn it on by enabling the `show copy button on codeblocks` site setting.
Some notes about the feature:
- The button shows up on `pre > code` codeblocks, but not inline, quoted, or oneboxed codeblocks.
- Since [Discourse is ending support for Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) on June 1, 2020](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-is-ending-support-for-internet-explorer-11-ie11-on-june-1-2020/137984), this feature is not compatible with Internet Explorer.
- The [Copy Codeblocks Theme Component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copy-codeblocks-theme-component/147441) will still exist for older Discourse instances but will not be receiving any more updates.
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copy-codeblock-contents-to-clipboard/148855/6 "2023-10-13T15:03:26Z")
Just a little extra announcement to append to this…
> [@justin](#):
>
> **This feature is off by default,** but if your community could benefit from it, you can turn it on by enabling the `show copy button on codeblocks` site setting.
The setting has proved to be so useful and universally lauded that it is now not only **default on** but also tucked away as a hidden site setting: :partying_face:
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/81f3f56deb9d9f363e8b3bdcf81306fc34751d7d](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/81f3f56deb9d9f363e8b3bdcf81306fc34751d7d)
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### Author:  [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2023, 5:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copy-codeblock-contents-to-clipboard/148855/7 "2023-10-27T05:12:32Z")
Hello :wave:
Just a little note… Previously it was enabled on my site but than I disabled it. Now I looked for the site setting `show_copy_button_on_codeblocks` to turn it on again. But it has been hidden. So the reason I write it is it seems if previously had disabled this setting it keeps the `default: false` status and can only be activate with rails `SiteSetting.show_copy_button_on_codeblocks=true`.
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2023, 9:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copy-codeblock-contents-to-clipboard/148855/8 "2023-11-25T09:54:14Z")
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