Finger-Friendly Content Selection Interface

Methods and systems for content selection using touchscreens are disclosed. A method for selecting content using a touchscreen includes determining first content displayed at least partially within an area of a touchscreen where the area is defined by a shape drawn on the touchscreen by a user, magnifying the first content on the touchscreen, receiving user input identifying one or more deletable content portions displayed within the first content, and selecting a desired content where the desired content is obtained by removing the deletable content from the first content. Corresponding systems and computer readable media are also disclosed.