diff --git a/hel/src/commands.rs b/hel/src/commands.rs
index 370b732..81de786 100644
--- a/hel/src/commands.rs
+++ b/hel/src/commands.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,17 @@ use crate::utils::editor::password;
 #[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", allow(unused_imports))]
 use crate::utils::{call_cmd_with_input, get_cmd_args_from_command, get_copy_command_from_env, rnd};
 
+// In the browser `pb` copies through the host page's clipboard (navigator.clipboard)
+// instead of shelling out to pbcopy/xclip.
+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+use wasm_bindgen::prelude::wasm_bindgen;
+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+#[wasm_bindgen]
+extern "C" {
+    #[wasm_bindgen(js_name = hel_clipboard_write)]
+    fn hel_clipboard_write(text: &str);
+}
+
 impl<'a> LKEval<'a> {
     pub fn get_password(&self, name: &String) -> Option<PasswordRef> {
         match self.state.lock().borrow().ls.get(name) {
@@ -218,7 +229,8 @@ impl<'a> LKEval<'a> {
                     // In the browser the page provides a Copy button instead.
                     #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
                     {
-                        out.e("error: pb (clipboard copy) is not available in the browser; use the Copy button".to_string());
+                        hel_clipboard_write(&data);
+                        out.o(format!("Copied {} characters to the clipboard", data.chars().count()));
                     }
                     #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
                     {
diff --git a/helwasm/index.html b/helwasm/index.html
index aa7c92f..2b90007 100644
--- a/helwasm/index.html
+++ b/helwasm/index.html
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@
       };
       window.hel_storage_get = (k) => localStorage.getItem("hel:" + k);
       window.hel_storage_set = (k, v) => localStorage.setItem("hel:" + k, v);
+      // `pb` copies to the system clipboard. Fire-and-forget: it runs inside the Enter
+      // keypress handler, so the user-gesture requirement for clipboard write is met.
+      window.hel_clipboard_write = (text) => { try { navigator.clipboard.writeText(text); } catch (e) {} };
 
       // ---- helpers ----
       const persist = () => hel_command("save " + CATALOG_KEY);
diff --git a/helwasm/pkg/helwasm.js b/helwasm/pkg/helwasm.js
index f49584d..838c873 100644
--- a/helwasm/pkg/helwasm.js
+++ b/helwasm/pkg/helwasm.js
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ function __wbg_get_imports() {
             const ret = arg0.getTimezoneOffset();
             return ret;
         },
+        __wbg_hel_clipboard_write_efa8177dd67c65ec: function(arg0, arg1) {
+            hel_clipboard_write(getStringFromWasm0(arg0, arg1));
+        },
         __wbg_hel_get_password_271a2beac04c29db: function(arg0, arg1, arg2) {
             const ret = hel_get_password(getStringFromWasm0(arg1, arg2));
             const ptr1 = passStringToWasm0(ret, wasm.__wbindgen_malloc, wasm.__wbindgen_realloc);
diff --git a/helwasm/pkg/helwasm_bg.wasm b/helwasm/pkg/helwasm_bg.wasm
index 5fe3518..7aeaabb 100644
Binary files a/helwasm/pkg/helwasm_bg.wasm and b/helwasm/pkg/helwasm_bg.wasm differ