Copy Button

<wa-copy-button>

Stable

Copy buttons copy text to the clipboard when the user activates them. They provide built-in success and error feedback so users know the copy worked.

<wa-copy-button value="https://webawesome.com"></wa-copy-button>

Copying requires a secure context.
Copy buttons use the browser's clipboard.writeText() method, which requires a secure context (HTTPS) in most browsers.

Examples

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Copying from Other Elements

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Set the value attribute to copy a literal string, or point the from attribute at another element's id to copy live content. When both are present, from wins.

By default from copies the target's textContent. Add a modifier to copy an attribute or property instead:

Syntax	Copies	Example
`from="id"`	The element's `textContent`	`from="my-phone"`
`from="id[attr]"`	The named attribute	`from="my-link[href]"`
`from="id.prop"`	The named property	`from="my-input.value"`

+1 (234) 456-7890

Web Awesome Website

<div class="wa-stack">
  <!-- Copies the span's textContent -->
  <div class="wa-cluster wa-align-items-center wa-gap-2xs">
    <span id="my-phone">+1 (234) 456-7890</span>
    <wa-copy-button from="my-phone"></wa-copy-button>
  </div>

  <!-- Copies the input's "value" property -->
  <div class="wa-cluster wa-align-items-center wa-gap-2xs">
    <wa-input id="my-input" type="text" value="User input" style="max-width: 300px;"></wa-input>
    <wa-copy-button from="my-input.value"></wa-copy-button>
  </div>

  <!-- Copies the link's "href" attribute -->
  <div class="wa-cluster wa-align-items-center wa-gap-2xs">
    <a id="my-link" href="https://webawesome.com/">Web Awesome Website</a>
    <wa-copy-button from="my-link[href]"></wa-copy-button>
  </div>
</div>

Custom Labels

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The copy button shows a tooltip on hover and focus, then briefly swaps it to confirm a copy. Set the copy-label, success-label, and error-label attributes to customize the text for each state. copy-label also serves as the button's accessible name.

<wa-copy-button
  value="Custom labels are easy"
  copy-label="Click to copy"
  success-label="You did it!"
  error-label="Whoops, your browser doesn't support this!"
></wa-copy-button>

Custom Icons

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Use the copy-icon, success-icon, and error-icon slots to replace the icon shown in each state. <wa-icon> works best, but any image will do.

<wa-copy-button value="Copied from a custom button">
  <wa-icon slot="copy-icon" name="clipboard" variant="regular"></wa-icon>
  <wa-icon slot="success-icon" name="thumbs-up" variant="solid"></wa-icon>
  <wa-icon slot="error-icon" name="xmark" variant="solid"></wa-icon>
</wa-copy-button>

Custom Trigger

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By default the copy button renders an icon-only button. Slot in any clickable element to use as the trigger instead — a Web Awesome button, a native button, or anything else.

Copy to Clipboard

<div class="wa-stack">
  <wa-copy-button value="You can copy anything with a custom trigger!">
    <wa-button appearance="filled">Copy to Clipboard</wa-button>
  </wa-copy-button>

  <wa-copy-button value="https://webawesome.com">
    <button type="button" class="wa-filled">Copy to Clipboard</button>
  </wa-copy-button>
</div>

Custom triggers get the same feedback with no extra wiring.
They receive the same tooltip and copy feedback as the default trigger; the icon swap is the one piece unique to it. Set tooltip="none" to opt out of the tooltip, and listen for the wa-copy and wa-error events or style the :state(success) and :state(error) custom states for your own feedback.

Disabled

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Add the disabled attribute to turn off the copy button.

<wa-copy-button value="You can't copy me" disabled></wa-copy-button>

Handling Errors

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A copy fails when value is empty, when from points to an id that doesn't exist, or when the browser rejects the operation. Either way, the button shows its error state and emits the wa-error event. Customize the message with error-label and the icon with the error-icon slot.

<wa-copy-button from="i-do-not-exist"></wa-copy-button>

Feedback Duration

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After a copy, the tooltip briefly shows the success or error label. Set the feedback-duration attribute (in milliseconds) to control how long it stays visible.

<wa-copy-button value="Web Awesome rocks!" feedback-duration="250"></wa-copy-button>

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The tooltip attribute controls when the built-in tooltip appears, on both the default and custom triggers.

Value	Behavior
`full` default	Shows on hover and focus, and reused for copy feedback
`copy`	Stays silent on hover and focus; appears only to confirm a copy
`none`	Never shown

<div class="wa-cluster">
  <wa-copy-button value="npm install @awesome.me/webawesome" tooltip="full"></wa-copy-button>
  <wa-copy-button value="npm install @awesome.me/webawesome" tooltip="copy"></wa-copy-button>
  <wa-copy-button value="npm install @awesome.me/webawesome" tooltip="none"></wa-copy-button>
</div>

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The tooltip sits above the trigger by default. Set the tooltip-placement attribute to top, right, bottom, or left to move it.

<div class="wa-cluster">
  <wa-copy-button value="Above" tooltip-placement="top"></wa-copy-button>
  <wa-copy-button value="Right" tooltip-placement="right"></wa-copy-button>
  <wa-copy-button value="Below" tooltip-placement="bottom"></wa-copy-button>
  <wa-copy-button value="Left" tooltip-placement="left"></wa-copy-button>
</div>

Customizing

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Style the button through its CSS parts — button, copy-icon, success-icon, and error-icon — to match your design.

<wa-copy-button value="I'm so stylish" class="custom-styles">
  <wa-icon slot="copy-icon" name="clipboard"></wa-icon>
  <wa-icon slot="success-icon" name="thumbs-up"></wa-icon>
  <wa-icon slot="error-icon" name="thumbs-down"></wa-icon>
</wa-copy-button>

<style>
  .custom-styles,
  .custom-styles::part(success-icon),
  .custom-styles::part(error-icon) {
    color: white;
  }

  .custom-styles::part(button) {
    background-color: #ff1493;
    border: solid 2px #ff7ac1;
    border-right-color: #ad005c;
    border-bottom-color: #ad005c;
    border-radius: 6px;
    transition: all var(--wa-transition-slow) var(--wa-transition-easing);
  }

  .custom-styles::part(button):hover {
    transform: scale(1.05);
  }

  .custom-styles::part(button):active {
    transform: translateY(1px);
  }

  .custom-styles::part(button):focus-visible {
    outline: dashed 2px deeppink;
    outline-offset: 4px;
  }
</style>

API

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Importing

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If you're using the autoloader or a hosted project, components load on demand — no manual import needed. To cherry-pick a component manually, use one of the following snippets.

CDN

npm

Self-Hosted

React

Import this component directly from the CDN:

import 'https://ka-f.webawesome.com/[email protected]/components/copy-button/copy-button.js';

After installing Web Awesome via npm, import this component:

import '@awesome.me/webawesome/dist/components/copy-button/copy-button.js';

If you're self-hosting Web Awesome, import this component from your server:

import './webawesome/dist/components/copy-button/copy-button.js';

To import this component for React 18 or below, use the following code:

import WaCopyButton from '@awesome.me/webawesome/dist/react/copy-button/index.js';

Slots

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Learn more about using slots.

Name	Description
(default)	The trigger element. By default, a copy icon button is rendered so this is optional. If desired, you can slot in a custom element such as `<wa-button>` or `<button>`.
`copy-icon`	The icon to show in the default copy state. Works best with `<wa-icon>`.
`error-icon`	The icon to show when a copy error occurs. Works best with `<wa-icon>`.
`success-icon`	The icon to show when the content is copied. Works best with `<wa-icon>`.

Attributes & Properties

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Learn more about attributes and properties.

Name	Description	Reflects
`copyLabel` `copy-label`	A custom label to use as the accessible name and tooltip text in the default copy state. Type `string` Default `''`
`disabled` `disabled`	Disables the copy button. Type `boolean` Default `false`
`errorLabel` `error-label`	A custom label to show in the tooltip when a copy error occurs. Type `string` Default `''`
`feedbackDuration` `feedback-duration`	The length of time to show feedback before restoring the default trigger. Type `number` Default `1000`
`from` `from`	An id that references an element in the same document from which data will be copied. If both this and `value` are present, this value will take precedence. By default, the target element's `textContent` will be copied. To copy an attribute, append the attribute name wrapped in square brackets, e.g. `from="el[value]"`. To copy a property, append a dot and the property name, e.g. `from="el.value"`. Type `string` Default `''`
`successLabel` `success-label`	A custom label to show in the tooltip after copying. Type `string` Default `''`
`tooltip` `tooltip`	Controls the built-in tooltip. `full` (default) shows the tooltip on hover and focus and during copy feedback. `copy` keeps the tooltip silent on hover/focus and only shows it briefly to confirm a successful or failed copy. `none` disables the tooltip entirely. Applies to both the default and custom triggers. Type `'full' \| 'copy' \| 'none'` Default `'full'`
`tooltipPlacement` `tooltip-placement`	The preferred placement of the tooltip. Type `'top' \| 'right' \| 'bottom' \| 'left'` Default `'top'`
`value` `value`	The text value to copy. Type `string` Default `''`

Events

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Learn more about events.

Name	Description
`wa-copy`	Emitted when the data has been copied.
`wa-error`	Emitted when the data could not be copied.

Custom States

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Learn more about custom states.

Name	Description	CSS selector
`error`	Applied when the copy operation fails.	`:state(error)`
`success`	Applied when the copy operation succeeds.	`:state(success)`

CSS Parts

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Learn more about CSS parts.

Name	Description	CSS selector
`button`	The internal `<button>` element.	`::part(button)`
`copy-icon`	The container that holds the copy icon.	`::part(copy-icon)`
`error-icon`	The container that holds the error icon.	`::part(error-icon)`
`feedback`	The internal `<wa-tooltip>` element.	`::part(feedback)`
`success-icon`	The container that holds the success icon.	`::part(success-icon)`

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Copy Button

Examples

Copying from Other Elements

Custom Labels

Custom Icons

Custom Trigger

Disabled

Handling Errors

Feedback Duration

Tooltip Mode

Tooltip Placement

Customizing

API

Importing

Slots

Attributes & Properties

Events

Custom States

CSS Parts

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