# Prevent text selection and right-click actions

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-text-selection-and-right-click-actions/311289>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [June 9, 2024, 10:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-text-selection-and-right-click-actions/311289 "2024-06-09T10:56:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Firepup650](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/firepup650/32/465200_2.png) [@Firepup650](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firepup650)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-text-selection-and-right-click-actions/311289/6 "2024-06-09T15:37:29Z")

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You can also just directly copy out of page source if someone was so inclined, or there’s also extensions to forcibly override the disabled text selections (and right click).

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