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If I copy text from Safari or another app, is it generally copied in rich text format, or plain text format? And if rich text, is there any way to paste it formatted, or see the HTML source of the copied text?

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@Nathan Why [ios-4]? Copy/Paste was added in iOS 3, no? – Loïc Wolff May 2 '11 at 14:27
@Loic I considered using ios-3, but chose 4 because it also has copy and paste, and the OP most likely has that version. Feel free to add ios-3 if you think it works better :). – Nathan Greenstein♦ May 2 '11 at 18:11
I have iOS 3 ;) – DisgruntledGoat May 3 '11 at 9:33

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Text is copied in rich form in iOS 3+.
You can try it by copying some text in Safari and pasting it to Mail.

But pasted text format will depend of the app. For example, the SimpleNote app only paste in plain text format, since the service doesn't not support image and text styling.

There is no native way to see the copied text in HTML form. You'll have to find an app to do that.

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Things will copy in rich, HTML-formatted text if you're copying something that's rich, and paste as rich text if both the source and destination are rich text fields.

You can also copy images.

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