Paste event does not fire for images in IE11 contenteditable on SharePoint
OS: Windows Any · Device: Desktop or Laptop Any · Browser: Internet Explorer 11 · Keyboard: US
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Paste event does not fire for images in IE11 contenteditable on SharePoint
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| Case | OS | Device | Browser | Keyboard | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ce-0320-ie11-paste-image-base64-sharepoint | Windows Any | Desktop or Laptop Any | Internet Explorer 11 | US | draft |
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OS: Windows Any · Device: Desktop or Laptop Any · Browser: Internet Explorer 11 · Keyboard: US
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When inserting images into contenteditable elements, the behavior varies significantly across browsers. Images may be inserted as <img> tags, as base64 data URLs, or may not be supported at all. The size, positioning, and editing behavior also differs.
Browsers, especially Internet Explorer and legacy Edge, automatically detect URLs, email addresses, and phone numbers in contenteditable elements and convert them to clickable links. This auto-linking behavior can interfere with editing, cause cursor positioning issues, and create unwanted markup.
After pasting content into a contenteditable region, the caret position does not end up at the expected location, sometimes jumping to the beginning of the pasted content or to an unexpected position.
When using the Clipboard API (navigator.clipboard.readText() or navigator.clipboard.read()) to programmatically paste content into a contenteditable region, the paste operation may fail or not work as expected.
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