HTML | onpaste Event Attribute

The onpaste attribute works when some content are paste in an element. This event attribute is supported by all HTML elements. It is mostly used with <input> element.

There are three ways to paste the content in an HTML elements which are listed below:

Use CTRL + V key
Select “Paste” from the edit menu in browser.
select the “Paste” command from right click menu

Syntax:

<element onpaste = "script">

Attribute Value: The script event run when onpaste attribute is called.

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
    <head> 
        <title>onpaste attribute</title> 
        <style> 
            body { 
                text-align:center; 
            } 
            h1 { 
                color:green; 
            } 
        </style> 
    </head> 
    <body> 
        <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> 
        <h2>onpaste Attribute</h2> 
        <input type="text" onpaste="Geeks()" 
        value="A computer science portal for geeks" size="40"> 
        <p id="sudo"></p> 
        <script> 
            function Geeks() { 
                document.getElementById("sudo").innerHTML = "pasted text!"; 
            } 
        </script> 
    </body> 
</html>                     

Output:

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by onpaste attribute are listed below:

Apple Safari
Google Chrome
Firefox
Opera
Internet Explorer

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