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title: <xsl:copy-of>
slug: Web/XSLT/Element/copy-of

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The <xsl:copy-of> element makes a deep copy (including descendant nodes) of whatever the select attribute specifies to the output document.

Syntax

<xsl:copy-of select=EXPRESSION />

Required Attributes

• select

  • : Uses an XPath expression that specifies what is to be copied.

Optional Attributes

None.

Type

Instruction, appears within a template.

Defined

XSLT, section 11.3.

Gecko support

Supported.