--- description: Capacitor plugin to enable and disable text interaction — selection, magnifier, and callout menu — in the app's WebView. 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[ ![Deliver Live Updates to your Capacitor app with Capawesome Cloud](../../../assets/external/cloud.capawesome.io/assets/banners/cloud-build-and-deploy-capacitor-apps.69628c3f.png) ](https://cloud.capawesome.io/) ## Features[¶](#features "Permanent link") * ✋ **Text interaction**: Enable and disable text interaction at runtime. * 🔍 **State**: Read whether text interaction is currently enabled. * 🧩 **Zero-config**: No changes to your native project required. * 📦 **CocoaPods & SPM**: Supports CocoaPods and Swift Package Manager for iOS. * 🔁 **Up-to-date**: Always supports the latest Capacitor version. Missing a feature? Just [open an issue](https://github.com/capawesome-team/capacitor-plugins/issues) and we'll take a look! ## Newsletter[¶](#newsletter "Permanent link") Stay up to date with the latest news and updates about the Capawesome, Capacitor, and Ionic ecosystem by subscribing to our [Capawesome Newsletter](https://cloud.capawesome.io/newsletter/). ## Compatibility[¶](#compatibility "Permanent link") | Plugin Version | Capacitor Version | Status | | -------------- | ----------------- | -------------- | | 0.x.x | \>=8.x.x | Active support | ## Installation[¶](#installation "Permanent link") You can use our **AI-Assisted Setup** to install the plugin. Add the [Capawesome Skills](https://github.com/capawesome-team/skills) to your AI tool using the following command: `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-1)npx skills add capawesome-team/skills --skill capacitor-plugins ` Then use the following prompt: `` [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-1) Use the `capacitor-plugins` skill from `capawesome-team/skills` to install the `@capawesome/capacitor-text-interaction` plugin in my project. `` If you prefer **Manual Setup**, install the plugin by running the following commands and follow the platform-specific instructions below: `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-1)npm install @capawesome/capacitor-text-interaction [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-2)npx cap sync ` This plugin is only available on **iOS**. On Android and Web, all methods reject as unimplemented. On Web, use the CSS `user-select` property to prevent text selection instead. ### iOS[¶](#ios "Permanent link") No additional setup is required. ## Configuration[¶](#configuration "Permanent link") No configuration required for this plugin. ## Usage[¶](#usage "Permanent link") `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-1)import { TextInteraction } from '@capawesome/capacitor-text-interaction'; [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-2) [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-3)const enable = async () => { [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-4) await TextInteraction.enable(); [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-5)}; [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-6) [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-7)const disable = async () => { [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-8) await TextInteraction.disable(); [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-9)}; [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-10) [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-11)const isEnabled = async () => { [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-12) const { enabled } = await TextInteraction.isEnabled(); [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-13) return enabled; [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-14)}; ` ## API[¶](#api "Permanent link") * [disable()](#disable) * [enable()](#enable) * [isEnabled()](#isenabled) * [Interfaces](#interfaces) ### disable()[¶](#disable "Permanent link") `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-4-1)disable() => Promise ` Disable text interaction in the app's WebView. This turns off system text-interaction gestures such as text selection, the selection magnifier and the callout (copy/paste) menu. Only available on iOS. **Since:** 0.1.0 --- ### enable()[¶](#enable "Permanent link") `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-5-1)enable() => Promise ` Enable text interaction in the app's WebView. Text interaction is enabled by default. Only available on iOS. **Since:** 0.1.0 --- ### isEnabled()[¶](#isenabled "Permanent link") `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-6-1)isEnabled() => Promise ` Check whether text interaction is currently enabled in the app's WebView. Only available on iOS. **Returns:** `Promise<[IsEnabledResult](#isenabledresult)>` **Since:** 0.1.0 --- ### Interfaces[¶](#interfaces "Permanent link") #### IsEnabledResult[¶](#isenabledresult "Permanent link") | Prop | Type | Description | Since | | ----------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ----- | | **enabled** | boolean | Whether text interaction is currently enabled. | 0.1.0 | ## Text Interaction Behavior[¶](#text-interaction-behavior "Permanent link") Text interaction covers the system gestures that let a user work with text in the WebView: text selection, the selection magnifier and the callout (copy/paste) menu. * **Beyond CSS**: The CSS `user-select: none` property prevents text selection for specific elements and covers most cases. This plugin disables the system text-interaction gestures as a whole, which is useful for app-like UIs where accidental text selection breaks the experience. * **Default state**: Text interaction is enabled by default. * **Runtime toggling**: Changes apply to the WebView's configuration. If a change does not take effect immediately on already-rendered content, reload the WebView content to apply it. ## Changelog[¶](#changelog "Permanent link") See [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/capawesome-team/capacitor-plugins/blob/main/packages/text-interaction/CHANGELOG.md). ## License[¶](#license "Permanent link") See [LICENSE](https://github.com/capawesome-team/capacitor-plugins/blob/main/packages/text-interaction/LICENSE). 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