# Text selection not working

**URL:** <https://pdfjs.community/t/text-selection-not-working/3185>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [March 14, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://pdfjs.community/t/text-selection-not-working/3185 "2024-03-14T13:02:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![arkadiusz.piasecki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cc9497/32.png) [@arkadiusz.piasecki](https://pdfjs.community/u/arkadiusz.piasecki)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://pdfjs.community/t/text-selection-not-working/3185/1 "2024-03-14T13:02:13Z")

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Hi, we have found a bug connected with text selection on PDF in viewer. One of the column can not be selected and we dont know why.

Column C with text: COMPANY is unselectable, could you please check what is wrong?  
[page.pdf](https://pdfjs.community/uploads/short-url/k8txW1exzucTuj0tKtrEKLJGjQV.pdf) (7.5 KB)

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**Author:** ![ejohnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@ejohnson](https://pdfjs.community/u/ejohnson)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://pdfjs.community/t/text-selection-not-working/3185/3 "2024-03-14T14:49:39Z")

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Thank you for posting the incident to our forum. We will provide you with an update as soon as possible.

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**Author:** ![kkim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3ab097/32.png) [@kkim](https://pdfjs.community/u/kkim)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://pdfjs.community/t/text-selection-not-working/3185/4 "2024-03-14T15:59:15Z")

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Hi there,

Thank you for reporting this issue, this will be added to our backlog for the product team to review.

Best regards,  
Kevin Kim