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ClickToCopy[expr]

represents a button that copies expr whenever it is clicked.

ClickToCopy[label,expr]

displays with label on the button.

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ClickToCopy

ClickToCopy[expr]

represents a button that copies expr whenever it is clicked.

ClickToCopy[label,expr]

displays with label on the button.

Details

  • expr can be any Wolfram Language expression.
  • ClickToCopy[Defer[expr]] creates a button that displays and copies the unevaluated form of expr.
  • ClickToCopy[expr] typically renders with different margins than expr to accommodate hover behaviors.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (4)

Create a button that copies the given string when clicked:

Wolfram Language code: ClickToCopy["hello world"]

Create a click-to-copy typeset expression:

Wolfram Language code: ClickToCopy[x ^ 3 + 2x + 1]

Create a click-to-copy graphic:

Wolfram Language code: ClickToCopy[Plot3D[Sin[x y], {x, 0, 3}, {y, 0, 3}]]

Create several buttons for copying items individually:

Wolfram Language code: ClickToCopy /@ Range[50]

Scope  (2)

Create a click-to-copy button with a label:

Wolfram Language code: ClickToCopy["polynomial", x ^ 3 + x + 1]

Create a button for copying an expression without evaluating it:

Wolfram Language code: ClickToCopy[Defer[Plot3D[Sin[x y], {x, 0, 3}, {y, 0, 3}]]]

Properties & Relations  (3)

Use RawBoxes to synthesize a box expression for copying:

Wolfram Language code: ClickToCopy[RawBoxes[FractionBox[RowBox[{"y", "-", SubscriptBox["y", "0"]}], RowBox[{"x", "-", SubscriptBox["x", "0"]}]]]]

Copy nondefault expression formatting:

Wolfram Language code: ClickToCopy[InputForm[x ^ 3 + 2x + 1]]

Specify an object that copies with an appearance different from its interpretation:

Wolfram Language code: ClickToCopy[Interpretation[x ^ 3, y ^ 2]]

Possible Issues  (2)

ClickToCopy prevents selecting pieces of the result with the mouse, but the arrow keys can still be used to navigate the output:

Wolfram Language code: ClickToCopy[∫Sqrt[x + Sqrt[x]]ⅆx]

Controls within a ClickToCopy output will not be accessible to mouse events:

Wolfram Language code: ClickToCopy[Manipulate[x, {x, 0, 1}]]
Wolfram Research (2020), ClickToCopy, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ClickToCopy.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2020), ClickToCopy, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ClickToCopy.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2020. "ClickToCopy." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ClickToCopy.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2020). ClickToCopy. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ClickToCopy.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_clicktocopy, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ClickToCopy}", year="2020", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ClickToCopy.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_clicktocopy, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ClickToCopy}, year={2020}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ClickToCopy.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}