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Utilities for controlling whether the user can select text in an element.

Quick reference

Class	Properties
select-none	user-select: none;
select-text	user-select: text;
select-all	user-select: all;
select-auto	user-select: auto;

Basic usage

Disabling text selection

Use select-none to prevent selecting text in an element and its children.

Try selecting the text to see the expected behaviour

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

<div class="select-none ...">
  The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
</div>

Allowing text selection

Use select-text to allow selecting text in an element and its children.

Try selecting the text to see the expected behaviour

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

<div class="select-text ...">
  The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
</div>

Selecting all text in one click

Use select-all to automatically select all the text in an element when a user clicks.

Try selecting the text to see the expected behaviour

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

<div class="select-all ...">
  The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
</div>

Using auto select behaviour

Use select-auto to use the default browser behavior for selecting text. Useful for undoing other classes like select-none at different breakpoints.

Try selecting the text to see the expected behaviour

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

<div class="select-auto ...">
  The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
</div>

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Applying conditionally

Hover, focus, and other states

Tailwind lets you conditionally apply utility classes in different states using variant modifiers. For example, use hover:select-all to only apply the select-all utility on hover.

<div class="hover:select-all">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

For a complete list of all available state modifiers, check out the Hover, Focus, & Other States documentation.

Breakpoints and media queries

You can also use variant modifiers to target media queries like responsive breakpoints, dark mode, prefers-reduced-motion, and more. For example, use md:select-all to apply the select-all utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

<div class="md:select-all">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

To learn more, check out the documentation on Responsive Design, Dark Mode and other media query modifiers.