diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 0cbb2ed..512992f 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -66,6 +66,17 @@
   color:var(--pill-ink);
   touch-action:none; user-select:none; -webkit-user-select:none; -webkit-touch-callout:none;
 }
+/* A long press or a long drag selects nothing and opens none of the browser's menus ("Copy / Find in Page", "Save
+   image"), on every element, not only by way of the body's (noMenus.ts covers what CSS can't). Typing, links and the
+   texts meant to be copied keep theirs. */
+*, *::before, *::after{
+  user-select:none; -webkit-user-select:none; -webkit-touch-callout:none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;
+}
+input, textarea, select, [contenteditable]:not([contenteditable="false"]), #korki .memo, #korki .memo *{
+  user-select:text; -webkit-user-select:text; -webkit-touch-callout:default;
+}
+input[type="range"], input[type="checkbox"]{ user-select:none; -webkit-user-select:none; -webkit-touch-callout:none; }
+a[href]{ -webkit-touch-callout:default; }
 #game{ position:fixed; top:0; left:0; width:100%; height:100%; display:block; touch-action:none; }
 /* read out by screen readers, not shown */
 .sr{ position:absolute; width:1px; height:1px; overflow:hidden; clip-path:inset(50%); white-space:nowrap; }
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index ca8c622..1438fa2 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import './errors'; // must stay first: catches errors thrown while the other modules build the scene
+import './noMenus';
 import { batchStill } from './batch';
 import { tableView, tipsy, tipsyK } from './casinoKit';
 import { initCloud } from './cloud';
diff --git a/src/noMenus.ts b/src/noMenus.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..271cb3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/noMenus.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// A long press or a long drag on a phone is play (the walking stick, holding Buy, stirring the pot), never the browser's
+// own menus: no text gets selected, so no "Copy / Find in Page / Search with..." bar pops up over the game, and no
+// "Save image" sheet or right-click menu either. index.html's CSS makes nothing selectable; this covers what CSS
+// can't: iOS still runs its long-press and loupe gestures on a touch that starts on the play surface, and a browser
+// may start a selection or a menu anyway. Text fields, links and the few texts meant to be copied keep theirs.
+
+/** Where the browser's own selecting and menus still belong: what's typed, links, and text meant to be copied. */
+export const FREE = 'input, textarea, select, [contenteditable]:not([contenteditable="false"]), a[href], #korki .memo, #kitShow';
+/** Surfaces a finger drags on for a while: the game, turning the south door's find, the pot's game, drawing on a
+ *  report's picture. */
+const SURFACES = '#game, #wayLook, #showPlay, #drawCanvas';
+/** Controls inside those surfaces, which still get their taps (clicks). */
+const CONTROLS = 'button, a, input, textarea, select, label';
+
+const el = (t: EventTarget | null) => (t instanceof Element ? t : t instanceof Node ? t.parentElement : null);
+const free = (t: EventTarget | null) => !!el(t)?.closest(FREE);
+
+document.addEventListener('contextmenu', e => { if (!free(e.target)) e.preventDefault(); });
+document.addEventListener('selectstart', e => { if (!free(e.target)) e.preventDefault(); });
+// A touch that starts on a play surface is the game's: taking its default stops iOS's long-press, loupe and menu
+// there. The game reads pointer events, which still come; only the click after a tap doesn't, and nothing on these
+// surfaces but their buttons wants one.
+document.addEventListener('touchstart', e => {
+  const t = el(e.target);
+  if (t?.closest(SURFACES) && !t.closest(CONTROLS)) e.preventDefault();
+}, { passive: false });
+// and should a selection start anyway, it's let go at once, so no menu has anything to show
+document.addEventListener('selectionchange', () => {
+  const s = document.getSelection();
+  if (!s || s.isCollapsed || free(s.anchorNode) || free(document.activeElement)) return;
+  s.removeAllRanges();
+});
diff --git a/src/uiShowcase.ts b/src/uiShowcase.ts
index b51af59..14beb61 100644
--- a/src/uiShowcase.ts
+++ b/src/uiShowcase.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ function dialog(skin: Skin) {
 }
 
 const css = `
-#kitShow.k-full{ position:fixed; inset:0; z-index:2; display:block; overflow-y:auto; touch-action:pan-y; user-select:text; -webkit-user-select:text;
+#kitShow.k-full, #kitShow.k-full :not(button, button *){ user-select:text; -webkit-user-select:text; }
+#kitShow.k-full{ position:fixed; inset:0; z-index:2; display:block; overflow-y:auto; touch-action:pan-y;
   background:var(--bg); padding:calc(env(safe-area-inset-top,0px) + 250px) 16px 40px; box-sizing:border-box; }
 #kitShow h1{ margin:0 0 4px; font-size:28px; }
 #kitShow .lede{ margin:0 0 18px; font-weight:600; opacity:.8; }
diff --git a/test/noMenus.test.ts b/test/noMenus.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..051c9b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/noMenus.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// A long press or drag on a phone opens none of the browser's menus (noMenus.ts and index.html's CSS).
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import indexHtml from '../index.html?raw';
+import '../src/noMenus';
+
+const $ = (id: string) => document.getElementById(id)!;
+/** Sends a cancellable event at an element, and says whether the game took its default. */
+const stopped = (target: EventTarget, type: string) => {
+  const e = new Event(type, { bubbles: true, cancelable: true });
+  target.dispatchEvent(e);
+  return e.defaultPrevented;
+};
+
+describe('no browser menus over the game', () => {
+  it('makes nothing selectable or long-pressable but what is typed, links and the letter', () => {
+    const css = indexHtml.slice(indexHtml.indexOf('<style>'), indexHtml.indexOf('</style>'));
+    expect(css).toMatch(/\*, \*::before, \*::after\{\s*user-select:none; -webkit-user-select:none; -webkit-touch-callout:none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;/);
+    expect(css).toMatch(/input, textarea, select, [^{]*#korki \.memo \*\{\s*user-select:text; -webkit-user-select:text; -webkit-touch-callout:default;/);
+    expect(css).toMatch(/a\[href\]\{ -webkit-touch-callout:default; \}/);
+  });
+
+  it('opens no right-click or long-press menu on the game, but does on the report box and links', () => {
+    expect(stopped($('game'), 'contextmenu')).toBe(true);
+    expect(stopped($('cash'), 'contextmenu')).toBe(true);
+    expect(stopped($('reportText'), 'contextmenu')).toBe(false);
+    expect(stopped($('kofi'), 'contextmenu')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('starts no selection in the HUD, but does in the report box and the letter', () => {
+    expect(stopped($('cash'), 'selectstart')).toBe(true);
+    expect(stopped($('cash').firstChild ?? $('cash'), 'selectstart')).toBe(true);
+    expect(stopped($('reportText'), 'selectstart')).toBe(false);
+    expect(stopped(document.querySelector('#korki .memo')!, 'selectstart')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps a touch on the play surfaces the game's, and leaves their buttons their taps", () => {
+    expect(stopped($('game'), 'touchstart')).toBe(true);
+    expect(stopped($('wayLook'), 'touchstart')).toBe(true);
+    expect(stopped($('showPlay'), 'touchstart')).toBe(true);
+    expect(stopped($('wayPocket'), 'touchstart')).toBe(false);
+    expect(stopped($('showGo'), 'touchstart')).toBe(false);
+    expect(stopped($('gear'), 'touchstart')).toBe(false); // the HUD's buttons, and the panels' scrolling, are the browser's
+  });
+
+  it('lets go of a selection that starts anyway, but not one in the letter', () => {
+    const sel = document.getSelection()!;
+    sel.selectAllChildren($('cash'));
+    document.dispatchEvent(new Event('selectionchange'));
+    expect(sel.isCollapsed).toBe(true);
+    const memo = document.querySelector('#korki .memo')!;
+    memo.textContent = 'Dear chef';
+    sel.selectAllChildren(memo);
+    document.dispatchEvent(new Event('selectionchange'));
+    expect(sel.toString()).toBe('Dear chef');
+    sel.removeAllRanges();
+  });
+});