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> The problem with base64url is that ~ and . are not letters. This means that double-clicking on something encoded with base64url isn’t going to select the whole thing

Well, you're in luck: tilde and dot aren't part of base64url

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The issue remains: "-" breaks double clicking to select the full string, which means you'll have to manually select all the characters before copying. Same thing happens with UUIDs: using double clicking, you can only select one block at a time.

This isn't a major issue, which means there's no easy answer and it generally comes down to preference if this is a requirement or not.

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