Paste plain text without formatting

Try a live editor configured to paste text without the source formatting. Copy formatted text from Word or a web page, then paste it into the editor below.

  1. Copy a short passage containing bold text, colored text, or links.
  2. Click inside the editor and paste using Ctrl+V on Windows or Command+V on Mac.
  3. Check that the words remain without the original styling. You can apply new formatting with the toolbar.

Loading the editor…

Click here and paste your formatted text.

Enable plain-text paste in your application

After loading the editor scripts and stylesheet, set pasteMode when creating the editor:

<div id="editor"></div>
<script>
  const editor = new RichTextEditor("#editor", {
    pasteMode: "PasteText"
  });
</script>

This setting controls incoming pasted content. It does not convert existing editor content to plain text, disable the formatting toolbar, or replace server-side HTML sanitization.

Need to keep formatting instead?

Compare pasting from Word or return to all editor demos. For installation steps and a runnable project, download a framework example.

Need plain-text paste in your application?

Try this behavior with the content your users actually paste. Then download the editor and your framework example to test the same workflow in your CMS, support tool, or business application.

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