1. A system for implementing text functions in augmented reality, the system comprising: a display to display a field of view to a user of the system; a gesture detection module to detect a selection gesture performed by a user of the system, the selection gesture defining a selection area in the field of view; a camera array to capture an image of the selection area; a text module to perform a text operation on text identified in the image by: identifying a portion from the text identified in the image; and copying the portion from the text identified in the image to a memory buffer, the memory buffer used for copy and paste operations; and a presentation module to present an indication of the text operation to the user including a notification to the user.