COPY_OPTIONS.md

Copy Options

When text is selected, react-native-enriched-markdown provides enhanced copy functionality through the context menu on both platforms.

Smart Copy

The default Copy action copies the selected text with rich formatting support:

iOS

Copies in multiple formats simultaneously — receiving apps pick the richest format they support:

Format	Description
Plain Text	Basic text without formatting
Markdown	Original Markdown syntax preserved
HTML	Rich HTML representation
RTF	Rich Text Format for apps like Notes, Pages
RTFD	RTF with embedded images

Android

Copies as both Plain Text and HTML — apps that support rich text (like Gmail, Google Docs) will preserve formatting.

Copy as Markdown

A dedicated Copy as Markdown option is available in the context menu on both platforms. This copies only the Markdown source text, useful when you want to preserve the original syntax.

Copy Image URL

When selecting text that contains images, a Copy Image URL option appears to copy the image's source URL. On Android, if multiple images are selected, all URLs are copied (one per line).

Controlling Built-in Menu Items

Use selectionMenuConfig to hide built-in selection menu actions while keeping the native menu and any contextMenuItems intact. Each item takes an object — { enabled } toggles visibility:

<EnrichedMarkdownText
  markdown={content}
  selectionMenuConfig={{
    copyAsMarkdown: { enabled: false },
    copyImageUrl: { enabled: false },
  }}
/>

EnrichedMarkdownTextInput supports the same { enabled, label } shape. In addition to copyAsMarkdown, the input's selectionMenuConfig exposes the built-in Format submenu, and formatMenuConfig controls the items inside it:

<EnrichedMarkdownTextInput
  selectionMenuConfig={{
    format: { enabled: false },
    copyAsMarkdown: { enabled: false },
  }}
  formatMenuConfig={{
    spoiler: { enabled: false },
    link: { enabled: false },
  }}
/>

Localizing Menu Labels

The built-in copy actions are shown in English by default (Copy, Copy as Markdown, Copy Image URL). Set a label on each selectionMenuConfig item to translate it so it matches the rest of your app's UI — typically wired to your i18n library:

<EnrichedMarkdownText
  markdown={content}
  selectionMenuConfig={{
    copy: { label: t('copy') }, // "Copia"
    copyAsMarkdown: { label: t('copyAsMarkdown') }, // "Copia come Markdown"
    copyImageUrl: {
      label: t('copyImageUrl'), // "Copia URL immagine" (single image)
      pluralLabels: {
        // Forms for multiple images, chosen with Intl.PluralRules.
        other: t('copyImageUrls'), // "Copia {count} URL immagine"
      },
    },
  }}
/>

Notes:

• Any label left undefined keeps its English default, so you can override only the strings you need.
• pluralLabels provides the forms used when several images are selected. The right form is picked at runtime from the number of selected images with Intl.PluralRules (resolved against the app's default locale), keyed by CLDR plural category (zero, one, two, few, many, other). Only other is required; any category left undefined falls back to it. The {count} token is replaced by the number of selected images.
• The labels apply to the main text selection menu as well as the table, math, and code block copy menus. With flavor="github", the code block header's copy button also reuses the copy label for assistive technologies (the CommonMark flavor renders code inline with no header button): it is the button's contentDescription on Android, and on iOS it names the VoiceOver custom action that triggers the copy. To be notified when code is copied from a code block, use the onCopyPress callback.
• OS-provided actions (Look Up, Translate…) and the system Cut / Paste / Select All items are localized by the platform and are not affected by this config.

Input (EnrichedMarkdownTextInput)

The input exposes the same { enabled, label } shape on selectionMenuConfig (for the Format submenu title and Copy as Markdown action) and on formatMenuConfig (for each item inside the Format submenu — Bold, Italic, Underline, Strikethrough, Spoiler, Link):

<EnrichedMarkdownTextInput
  selectionMenuConfig={{
    format: { label: t('format') },
    copyAsMarkdown: { label: t('copyAsMarkdown') },
  }}
  formatMenuConfig={{
    bold: { label: t('bold') },
    italic: { label: t('italic') },
    underline: { label: t('underline') },
    strikethrough: { label: t('strikethrough') },
    spoiler: { label: t('spoiler') },
    link: { label: t('link') },
  }}
/>

The simplest way to keep these in sync with the device language is to feed the same translation function you already use for the rest of your UI.