Embodiments disclosed herein relate to copying web content selections. An embodiment includes detecting an intent to copy a selected region of a web content area displayed in a web browser, drawing an image representing the selected region into an image canvas, storing the image in the DOM of the displayed web content area as referenced by a browser image element while the web content area is displayed in the web browser, and changing a browser selection range to point to the DOM storing the image representing the selected region, wherein the image is embedded into at least one content area distinct from the web content area.