Hi Pickaxe team,
I wanted to report an issue with the small copy button at the bottom of generated responses.
When a user clicks the copy button on a response that includes bold formatting, the copied text appears to include the raw Markdown syntax instead of clean formatted text. For example, bold words copy over like this:
**important text**
end up looking like this when you hit the little copy button:
This creates a problem when the user pastes the generated response into Gmail or another email client. Gmail does not automatically convert Markdown into rich text formatting, so the asterisks remain visible in the email. This makes client-ready emails look broken or unprofessional.
Steps to reproduce:
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Generate a response that includes bold text.
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Click the small copy button at the bottom of the response.
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Paste the copied text into Gmail or any document.
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The bold formatting appears as raw Markdown with visible asterisks.
Expected behavior:
The copy button should copy the rendered/formatted version of the response, so bold text stays bold when pasted anywhere.
Actual behavior:
The copy button copies raw Markdown formatting, which leaves visible asterisks in Gmail and other places where Markdown is not automatically converted.
Why this matters:
For tools that generate client-ready emails, letters, or professional documents, users expect to be able to click copy and paste the result directly into Gmail or another email client. If raw Markdown appears in the pasted email, it creates confusion and makes the output look unpolished.
Possible fix:
It would be very helpful if the copy button copied what the user is seeing in their response (rich formatted text). I’m using ChatGPT 5.1 if that helps.
I attached screenshots showing the issue. Hopefully there’s a fix for this.
Thank you.