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// ==UserScript== // @name Highlight Selected Text // @description A context menu item which highlights selected text. // @author Schimon Jehudah, Adv. // @namespace i2p.schimon.highlight-selected-text-context-menu // @homepageURL https://greasyfork.org/scripts/524708-highlight-selected-text // @supportURL https://greasyfork.org/scripts/524708-highlight-selected-text/feedback // @downloadURL https://update.greasyfork.org/scripts/524708/Highlight%20Selected%20Text.user.js // @updateURL https://update.greasyfork.org/scripts/524708/Highlight%20Selected%20Text.meta.js // @copyright 2025, Schimon Jehudah (http://schimon.i2p) // @license MIT // @exclude devtools://* // @match file:///* // @match *://*/* // @version 25.01 // @run-at context-menu // @icon data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAxMDAgMTAwIj48dGV4dCB5PSIuOWVtIiBmb250LXNpemU9IjkwIj7wn5aN77iPPC90ZXh0Pjwvc3ZnPgo= // ==/UserScript== (function colorSelectedText() { const selection = document.getSelection(); if (!selection.rangeCount) return; const range = selection.getRangeAt(0); const span = document.createElement('span'); span.style.color = 'black'; span.style.background = 'khaki'; range.surroundContents(span); })();