React onPaste Event Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025 Comments Improve Suggest changes Like Article Like Report React onPaste event is an event handler which triggers when a user pastes any text or data in any tag inside the browser. It is mostly used on <input> tags. Paste can be done through shortcut keys (CTRL + V) or the Paste button present inside the menu.It is similar to the HTML DOM onpaste event but uses the camelCase convention in React.Syntax:<input onPaste={pastefunction}/>Parameter:pastefunction: This function will call once any user starts pasting content in the tag where it is applied.Return type:event: It is an event object containing information about the event like target element and valuesExample 1: In this example, we implemented an input textbox where the user can paste their content. When the user pastes their content, the paste function will give an alert that the paste event has been triggered. JavaScript // App.js import './App.css'; function App() { const pastefunction = () => { alert("Paste Event Triggered!"); } return ( <div className="App" style={{ textAlign: "center", color: "green", fontSize: "20px" }}> <h2>GeeksforGeeks</h2> <input placeholder={"Paste content here..."} onPaste={pastefunction} style={{ padding: '10px', fontSize: "20px" }} /> </div> ); } export default App; Output:Example 2: In this example, we have implemented a textarea, and when the user is pasting content into it, it will give an alert through the paste function. JavaScript // App.js import './App.css'; function App() { const pastefunction = () => { alert("Paste Event Triggered!"); } return ( <div className="App" style={{ textAlign: "center", color: "green", fontSize: "20px"}}> <h2>GeeksforGeeks</h2> <textarea placeholder={"Paste content here..."} onPaste={pastefunction} style={{ padding: '10px', fontSize: "20px", resize: "none" }}> </textarea> </div> ); } export default App; Output: Comment More infoAdvertise with us Next Article Interview Preparation For Software Developers P prathamgfg Follow Improve Article Tags : Web Technologies ReactJS React Events Similar Reads Interview PreparationInterview Preparation For Software DevelopersMust Coding Questions - Company-wise Must Do Coding Questions - Topic-wiseCompany-wise Practice ProblemsCompany PreparationCompetitive ProgrammingSoftware Design-PatternsCompany-wise Interview ExperienceExperienced - Interview ExperiencesInternship - Interview ExperiencesPractice @GeeksforgeeksProblem of the DayTopic-wise PracticeDifficulty Level - SchoolDifficulty Level - BasicDifficulty Level - EasyDifficulty Level - MediumDifficulty Level - HardLeaderboard !!Explore More...Data StructuresArraysLinked ListStackQueueBinary TreeBinary Search TreeHeapHashingGraphAdvance Data StructuresMatrixStringAll Data StructuresAlgorithmsAnalysis of AlgorithmsSearching AlgorithmsSorting AlgorithmsPattern SearchingGeometric AlgorithmsMathematical AlgorithmsRandomized AlgorithmsGreedy AlgorithmsDynamic ProgrammingDivide & ConquerBacktrackingBranch & BoundAll AlgorithmsProgramming LanguagesCC++JavaPythonC#Go LangSQLPHPScalaPerlKotlinWeb TechnologiesHTMLCSSJavaScriptBootstrapTailwind CSSAngularJSReactJSjQueryNodeJSPHPWeb DesignWeb BrowserFile FormatsComputer Science SubjectsOperating SystemsDBMSComputer NetworkComputer Organization & ArchitectureTOCCompiler DesignDigital Elec. & Logic DesignSoftware EngineeringEngineering MathematicsData Science & MLComplete Data Science CourseData Science TutorialMachine Learning TutorialDeep Learning TutorialNLP TutorialMachine Learning ProjectsData Analysis TutorialTutorial LibraryPython TutorialDjango TutorialPandas TutorialKivy TutorialTkinter TutorialOpenCV TutorialSelenium TutorialGATE CSGATE CS NotesGate CornerPrevious Year GATE PapersLast Minute Notes (LMNs)Important Topic For GATE CSGATE CoursePrevious Year Paper: CS exams Like