Disable Copy or Paste action for text box
jQuery preventDefault()
The event.preventDefault() method stops the default action of an element from happening. You can use this method toprevent a TextBox control from Cut (Ctrl+X) , Copy (Ctrl+C) and Paste (Ctrl+V) .
$('.myTextBox').bind('copy paste cut',function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
alert('cut,copy & paste options are disabled !!');
});
<input type="text" class="myTextBox" />

Type something and try to copy it
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Disabled Cut, Copy and Paste</title>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$('.myTextBox').bind('copy paste cut',function(e) {
e.preventDefault(); //disable cut,copy,paste
alert('cut,copy & paste options are disabled !!');
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Type something and try to copy it</p>
<input type="text" class="myTextBox" />
</body>
</html>
How to Prevent Cut Copy Paste on all textboxes?
You can use the following method to prevent all textboxes in a form using jQuery.
$('input:text').bind('cut copy paste', function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
alert("Cut / Copy / Paste Disabled");
});
<input type="text" class="myTextBox1" />
<input type="text" class="myTextBox2" />
<input type="text" class="myTextBox3" />

Type something and try to copy it
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Disabled Cut, Copy and Paste on all textboxes</title>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$('input:text').bind('cut copy paste', function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
alert("Cut / Copy / Paste Disabled");
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Type something and try to copy it</p>
<input type="text" class="myTextBox1" />
<input type="text" class="myTextBox2" />
<input type="text" class="myTextBox3" />
</body>
</html>
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