# Syntax highlighting, when copying-and-pasting to somewhere that supports coloured text, is not copied

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**Created:** [May 22, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/syntax-highlighting-when-copying-and-pasting-to-somewhere-that-supports-coloured-text-is-not-copied/403639 "2026-05-22T16:06:29Z")
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### Author: ![roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/roke_julian_lockhart/32/540179_2.png) [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke_julian_lockhart)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/syntax-highlighting-when-copying-and-pasting-to-somewhere-that-supports-coloured-text-is-not-copied/403639/10 "2026-05-22T18:11:05Z")

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> [@supermathie](#):
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> Note the lack of formatting differentiation, though it’s hard to tell since you’re overriding fonts.

@supermathie, _that_’s because ProtonMail’s default stylesheet is abysmal.

> [@supermathie](#):
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> I guess to figure this out, you have to differentiate whether:
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> - not all styles are copying
> - not all styles are pasting

Per your guidance, I have ascertained that Firefox itself (not even my profile, for it reproduces with a new entrant in `about:profiles`) is failing to copy it:

> **[meta.discourse.org/t/403639/9 - 2041778 - Add an option to copy with computed...](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2041778#c0)**
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> As meta.discourse.org/t/403639/9 correctly predicted, when I duplicated coloured text into my clipboard, when originally rendered in...

I am very thankful!

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