JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by wuestkamp

HTML

<html>

<body>

<p>
Paste something to this page.
</p>

</body>

</html>

JavaScript

$(function () {

    $('body').prepend('<input type="text" id="hidden_textbox" style="position: absolute; width:0px; height: 0px; top: -100px; left: -100px">');

    var $hiddenTextbox = $('#hidden_textbox');
    $hiddenTextbox.focus();

    $(document).on('paste', function () {
        setTimeout(function () {
            var val = $hiddenTextbox.val();

            console.log('pasted: ' + val);

        }, 50);

    });

});