diff --git a/css/_base.scss b/css/_base.scss
index 42f5bd882..d3fd3e46e 100644
--- a/css/_base.scss
+++ b/css/_base.scss
@@ -3,11 +3,17 @@
  * none is applied. Other browsers already support selecting within inputs while
  * user-select is none. As such, disallow user-select except on inputs.
  */
-*:not(input) {
+* {
     -webkit-user-select: none;
     user-select: none;
 }
 
+input,
+textarea {
+    -webkit-user-select: text;
+    user-select: text;
+}
+
 body {
     margin: 0px;
     width: 100%;