Get the value of the "user-select" property of an element:
document.getElementById("demo").style.userSelect;
Click the button to get the value of the "user-select" property of the p element below.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <p id="demo" style="user-select:none">It is not possible to select this text.</p> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() {/* w ww . j a va 2 s .c om*/ document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = document.getElementById("demo").style.userSelect; } </script> </body> </html>