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# [JavaScript paste text from the clipboard](https://h.daily-dev-tips.com/javascript-paste-text-from-the-clipboard?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I've made several articles on copying text to the clipboard in JavaScript with the Clipboard API, or execCommand. But we never looked at how we could paste information from the clipboard with the click of a button. Someone recently asked me how to do...

Jan 30, 2022 · 2 min read · h.daily-dev-tips.com  
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