selection-object

function clearSelection() { if(document.selection && document.selection.empty) { document.selection.empty(); } else if(window.getSelection) { var sel = window.getSelection(); sel.removeAllRanges(); } } You can also apply these styles to the span for all non-IE browsers and IE10: span.no_selection { user-select: none; /* standard syntax */ -webkit-user-select: none; /* webkit (safari, chrome) browsers */ -moz-user-select: none; /* mozilla browsers … Read more