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

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**Created:** [22 mei 2026 om 16:06 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: [22 mei 2026 om 22:04 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/syntax-highlighting-when-copying-and-pasting-to-somewhere-that-supports-coloured-text-is-not-copied/403639/12 "2026-05-22T22:04:48Z")

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@supermathie, that’s very comprehensive. Perhaps, if I can locate the relevant segment of the Chromium source, they’ll have cited a CRBUG, which would provide a reference implementation.

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