paste

This page needs to be updated to match the currently specified behaviour. In the meantime please refer to the specification: https://www.w3.org/TR/clipboard-apis/#the-paste-action

The paste event is fired when a selection has been pasted from the clipboard to the document.

Bubbles	Yes
Cancelable	Yes
Target objects	DefaultView, Document, Element
Interface	ClipboardEvent

Properties

Property	Type	Description
target Read only	EventTarget	The event target (the topmost target in the DOM tree).
type Read only	DOMString	The type of event.
bubbles Read only	boolean	Does the event normally bubble?
cancelable Read only	boolean	Is it possible to cancel the event?
clipboardData Read only	DataTransfer	The contents of the clipboard. Not only text, but also files and images.

Browser compatibility

• Desktop
• Mobile

Feature	Chrome	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari (WebKit)
Basic support	(Yes)	(Yes)	?	?	(Yes)
clipboardData	(Yes)	22 (22)	No support	?	(Yes)

Feature	Android	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Phone	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	?	?	?	?	?
clipboardData	?	?	?	?	?

Related events

• copy
• cut