# love.system.getClipboardText

Available since LÖVE 0.9.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Gets text from the clipboard.

## Function

### Synopsis

    text = love.system.getClipboardText( )

### Arguments

None.

### Returns

`string text`
  The text currently held in the system's clipboard.

## See Also

- love.system
- love.system.setClipboardText

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Category:

- Functions