# copy-mode-selection-style

Source: https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/catalog/options/copy-mode-selection-style/

> Set the style of the selection in copy mode.

option tmux3.7c

Set the style of the selection in copy mode.

* Scope

  window

* Type

  Text, style

* Default

  `#{E:mode-style}`

* Separator

  `,`

* Set

  [`set-option`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/manual/set-option/) `-w copy-mode-selection-style value`

* Read

  [`show-options`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/manual/show-options/) `-w copy-mode-selection-style`

## Description[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/catalog/options/copy-mode-selection-style/#description)

Set the style of the selection in copy mode. For how to specify `style`, see the [STYLES](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/manual/full/#STYLES) section.

## Releases[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/catalog/options/copy-mode-selection-style/#releases)

* [tmux 3.7c](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/options/copy-mode-selection-style/) : present
* tmux 3.2a : not present

## Source[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/catalog/options/copy-mode-selection-style/#source)

* Defined in

  [`options-table.c:1199`](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/options-table.c#L1199)

* C source reference

  [`options_table`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-variable-options_table/)

* CLI Manual

  [Original manual entry](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/manual/full/#options-copy-mode-selection-style)

## Used by[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/catalog/options/copy-mode-selection-style/#used-by)

Library documentation that names this option.

* Rust

  [`options.generated.COPY_MODE_SELECTION_STYLE`](https://libtmux.org/en/rs/latest/reference/options-generated-copy_mode_selection_style/)

* Go

  [`tmux.GlobalWindowScope.SetCopyModeSelectionStyle`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-globalwindowscope-setcopymodeselectionstyle/), [`tmux.Window.SetCopyModeSelectionStyle`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-window-setcopymodeselectionstyle/), [`tmux.WindowOptionValues.CopyModeSelectionStyle`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-windowoptionvalues-copymodeselectionstyle/)