# Can't highlight text in Chrome? Read this. \[also affects Firefox now\] **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 20, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-highlight-text-in-chrome-read-this-also-affects-firefox-now/816468 "2018-06-20T21:09:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-highlight-text-in-chrome-read-this-also-affects-firefox-now/816468/21 "2019-02-15T14:08:42Z")
Now we got a new phenomenon. Can’t highlight this morning using Firefox, the style on Sultantheme’s and set it to the Straight Dope option, where it’s been for months. Make the post, open a new thread, and find the choice has not stuck – it’s back to Sultantheme’s. Lather, rinse, repeat. Updated Firefox to 65.0.1 which it has been asking to do for a couple days now; did not help. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-highlight-text-in-chrome-read-this-also-affects-firefox-now/816468/22 "2019-02-16T00:55:40Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Now we got a new phenomenon. Can’t highlight this morning using Firefox, the style on Sultantheme’s and set it to the Straight Dope option, where it’s been for months. Make the post, open a new thread, and find the choice has not stuck – it’s back to Sultantheme’s. Lather, rinse, repeat. Updated Firefox to 65.0.1 which it has been asking to do for a couple days now; did not help. The tech guys have done something to Sultantheme that they think may actually help the highlight problem … just heard about it this evening. Please try again and tell me if 1) the highlight problem is fixed and 2) your problem is likewise resolved. Thanks. Jenny your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-highlight-text-in-chrome-read-this-also-affects-firefox-now/816468/23 "2019-02-16T03:38:41Z")
Just switched themes. Highlights/copies and pastes just fine. Gloriosky! Jenny your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-highlight-text-in-chrome-read-this-also-affects-firefox-now/816468/24 "2019-02-16T12:08:27Z")
The highlight problem is fixed in BOTH themes! And in Firefox. YAY!! 🙂 Actually, you always \*\*could \*\*highlight–you just couldn’t SEE your highlighting. So I got used to going through the highlight motions (sweeping the cursor over text to select it) and trusted that the text was selected even though I couldn’t see the highlighting… and _by gum_! it \*\*was \*\*selected, so I could copy/paste, bold/ital, etc. But seeing the highlighting now is great. It’s the little things, ain’t it? Small things that _work_. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-highlight-text-in-chrome-read-this-also-affects-firefox-now/816468/25 "2019-02-16T12:15:19Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > The tech guys have done something to Sultantheme that they think may actually help the highlight problem … just heard about it this evening. > > Please try again and tell me if 1) the highlight problem is fixed and 2) your problem is likewise resolved. > > Thanks. > > Jenny > your humble TubaDiva > Administrator Yes, and yes! The Straight Dope v3.7.3 stuck and highlights okay and – bonus – Sultantheme’s Responsive vB3-blue also highlights okay. I’ll check to see of the choice sticks when I’ve posted. Where do I send the tech guys a cookie each? Edit: Yes, Sultantheme stuck. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-highlight-text-in-chrome-read-this-also-affects-firefox-now/816468/26 "2019-02-16T15:46:38Z")
Good news! Thanks. Jenny your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-highlight-text-in-chrome-read-this-also-affects-firefox-now/816468/28 "2019-02-19T09:11:23Z")
Since highlighting appears to be working correctly for everyone now, I am going to un-sticky this. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-highlight-text-in-chrome-read-this-also-affects-firefox-now/816468.md?page=1)