In this tutorial, we will learn How to disable text selection on html web page using JQuery & CSS



Example 1 - Disable text selection on web page in HTML using CSS

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>disable selection of text on web page - rathorji.in</title>
   <style type="text/css">
        body{
            user-select: none; /* supported by Chrome and Opera */
            -webkit-user-select: none; /* Safari */
            -khtml-user-select: none; /* Konqueror HTML */
            -moz-user-select: none; /* Firefox */
            -ms-user-select: none; /* Internet Explorer/Edge */
        }
   </style>
</head>
<body>
  
<h3>How to disable text selection on html web page using JQuery?</h3>
  
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod
tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam,
quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo
consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse
cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non
proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
  
</body>
</html>


Example 2 - disable selection of text on web page using JQuery

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>disable selection of text on web page - rathorji.in</title>
   <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
  
<h3>How to disable text selection on html web page using JQuery?</h3>
   
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod
tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam,
quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo
consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse
cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non
proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
   
<script type="text/javascript">
    (function($){
        $.fn.disableSelection = function() {
            return this
                     .attr('unselectable', 'on')
                     .css('user-select', 'none')
                     .on('selectstart', false);
        };
    })(jQuery);
    
    $('body').disableSelection();
</script>
   
</body>
</html>


Example 3 - disable text selection on website jquery ui 

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>disable text selection on website jquery - rathorji.in</title>
   <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js"></script>
   <script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
   
<h3>How to disable text selection on html web page using JQuery?</h3>
   
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod
tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam,
quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo
consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse
cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non
proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
   
<script type="text/javascript">
    $('body').disableSelection();
</script>
   
</body>
</html>


May this example help you