How to disable text selection on a web page using jQuery

Hi, Today I am going to show you how to disable selected text on a web page. In this article we will learn how to disable selected text on a web page using jQuery.

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<head>
    <title>Disable selection of text on web page</title>
    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js"></script>
</head>

<body>
    <h3>How to disable text selection on html web page using JQuery?</h3>
    <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna
        aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
        Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur
        sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>


    <script type="text/javascript">
        (function ($) {
            $.fn.disableSelection = function () {
                return this

                    .attr('unselectable', 'on')

                    .css('user-select', 'none')

                    .on('selectstart', false);
            };
        })(jQuery);
        $('body').disableSelection();
    </script>
</body>

</html>

Disable text selection on website jquery ui

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<head>
    <title>Disable text selection on website jquery</title>
    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js"></script>
    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js"></script>
</head>

<body>
    <h3>How to disable text selection on html web page using JQuery?</h3>
    <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna
        aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
        Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur
        sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
    <script type="text/javascript">

        $('body').disableSelection();

    </script>
</body>

</html>