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Asked: May 26, 20262026-05-26T12:32:13+00:00 2026-05-26T12:32:13+00:00

Many PDF viewers (for example apple’s Preview) allow one to select text to highlight

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Many PDF viewers (for example apple’s Preview) allow one to select text to highlight like a regular yellow marker highlighter. These highlights can then be saved into the PDF file and reopened in other viewer apps.

Is there a standard part of the de facto PDF specification that defines highlights?

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    2026-05-26T12:32:13+00:00Added an answer on May 26, 2026 at 12:32 pm

    PDF standard (section 3.6.2 of version 1.7, according to this post) deals with annotations, this is what PDF viewer use to save highlights

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