diff --git a/src/js/simplemde.js b/src/js/simplemde.js
index 6f1c8ae..72d0d8d 100644
--- a/src/js/simplemde.js
+++ b/src/js/simplemde.js
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ SimpleMDE.prototype.render = function(el) {
 		lineWrapping: (options.lineWrapping === false) ? false : true,
 		allowDropFileTypes: ["text/plain"],
 		placeholder: options.placeholder || el.getAttribute("placeholder") || "",
-		styleSelectedText: (options.styleSelectedText != undefined) ? options.styleSelectedText : true
+		styleSelectedText: (options.styleSelectedText != undefined) ? options.styleSelectedText : !isMobile(),
 	});
 
 	this.codemirror.getScrollerElement().style.minHeight = options.minHeight;
@@ -2081,4 +2081,4 @@ SimpleMDE.prototype.toTextArea = function() {
 	}
 };
 
-module.exports = SimpleMDE;
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+module.exports = SimpleMDE;