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Asked: May 26, 20262026-05-26T02:07:23+00:00 2026-05-26T02:07:23+00:00

How do you disable spellcheck on a textarea if the user pastes their input?

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How do you disable spellcheck on a textarea if the user pastes their input? Spellcheck=”false” only works if the user manually keys their input.

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    2026-05-26T02:07:23+00:00Added an answer on May 26, 2026 at 2:07 am

    It is a hack but to get it to work in Chrome you could do this:

    <textarea spellcheck='false' onpaste="this.value=event.clipboardData.getData('text/plain');return false;"></textarea>
    
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