# pasteHtml

Pastes HTML content to the cursor position.

| **function pasteHtml(content)** |            |                                                            |
| ------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| **content**                     | **string** | The HTML content, that will be pasted in Telerik RadEditor |

The following example will show you how to paste content into the editor's content area from an external input button:

```ASP.NET
<telerik:radeditor runat="server" ID="RadEditor1"></telerik:radeditor>
<input type="button" value="Paste Content" onclick="InsertSpan();return false;" />
<script type="text/javascript">
	function InsertSpan()
	{
		var editor = $find("<%=RadEditor1.ClientID%>"); //get a reference to the editor
		editor.pasteHtml('<span style="width:100px;border: 1px solid red;background-color: blue;color: white;">sample content</span>');
	}
</script>   
```

You can find more details on how to get reference to RadEditor in the following article [Getting a Reference to RadEditor](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/aspnet-ajax/controls/editor/client-side-programming/getting-a-reference-to-radeditor).