tags: #clipboard #js-copy #js-paste #copy #paste
##  Copy and paste in Javascript
See also CopyToClipbard.

The [mozilla docs](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Clipboard_API). Also [this stackoverflow question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6413036/get-current-clipboard-content).

With async/await syntax:
```js
const text = await navigator.clipboard.readText();
```
Or with Promise syntax:
```js
navigator.clipboard.readText()
  .then(text => {
    console.log('Pasted content: ', text);
  })
  .catch(err => {
    console.error('Failed to read clipboard contents: ', err);
  });
```
## Paste images
See [this stackoverflow question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38167022/upload-picture-to-server-from-clipboard)