# Unable to select text with a triple click

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-select-text-with-a-triple-click/345369>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [January 2, 2025, 11:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-select-text-with-a-triple-click/345369 "2025-01-02T23:35:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Rowe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/andrew_rowe/32/445877_2.png) [@Andrew\_Rowe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andrew_Rowe)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-select-text-with-a-triple-click/345369/12 "2025-01-07T00:00:40Z")

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> [@sam](#):
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> Triple click on last paragraph on Chromium Linux is selecting and then unselecting the text.

Same here on Chromium Linux

> [@sam](#):
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> (not reproducible on Firefox)

Same, in firefox linux work fine

> [@supermathie](#):
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> Also I note it doesn’t happen in the OP, only in replies.

Also seeing on Chromium Linux triple click works fine on OP but not replies

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