Canvas copy gives HTML instead of Markdown

ChatGPT Bugs
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I use Canvas extensively and rely on the copy button at the top giving me markdown content.

Today I hist the copy button and it gave me HTML with no option to give me markdown? When I asked

The reason you’re getting HTML when copying from the canvas is because the canvas is optimised for rich-text editing and presentation, not for Markdown fidelity in clipboard operations.

:puzzle_piece: What’s Happening

  • When you copy from the canvas, you’re copying rendered HTML, which preserves formatting like headings, tables, and code blocks visually — but not as Markdown.
  • This makes sense for visual pasting into rich editors (e.g., Word, email), but it’s not ideal if you want the raw Markdown syntax.

I want my markdown back? Can we get both?

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ChatGPT used to always copy raw markdown to the clipboard for regular chat content too, and this was changed to copy rich-text. This was a downgrade for people like us who live in markdown workflows. :disappointed_face: