Unselectable Attribute Example – HTML Syntax – Unselectable Example

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Unselectable Attribute Example – HTML Syntax – Unselectable Example

Purpose: – Illustrates the for the .

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Function: unselectable=”on” or unselectable=”off” When unselectable is on, you cannot highlight the element with your cursor in the browser.

Restrictions: Does not work in Firefox browser

View Example In Browser

< !DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
  <title>Unselectable Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<p unselectable="off">
selectable
text.
</p>
<p unselectable="on">
unselected text - does not work in firefox
</p>
</body>
</html>

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