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Bookmarklet request

18th April 2004

Anyone know if it would be possible to create a bookmarklet that emulates an EyeDropper style application: as you move it around the page it shows you the hex colour code for the pixel directly under the mouse pointer? I’m pretty sure it can’t be done but I’d love to be proved wrong.

Posted 18th April 2004 at 11:28 pm · Follow me on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter or subscribe to my newsletter

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