<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8" /> <title>target-programmatic-cut</title> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> </head> <body> <!-- 1. Define some markup --> <textarea id="bar">hello</textarea> <button id="btn"> Cut </button> <!-- 2. Include library --> <script src="../dist/clipboard.min.js"></script> <!-- 3. Instantiate clipboard --> <script> var btn = document.querySelector('#btn'); btn.addEventListener('click', () => { const textCut = ClipboardJS.cut(document.querySelector('#bar')); console.log('cut!', textCut); }) </script> </body> </html>