Is Copper Magnetic?

Funny enough, this question gets asked over 1000 times every month on Google.

So is copper magnetic? The simple answer is no.  You can’t stick your refrigerator magnets to a piece of copper.  However, it does interact with magnets.  Copper is highly conductive.  When close to each other, an eddy current occurs.  An eddy current is a localized electric current induced in a conductor by a varying magnetic field.  In the case of copper, it is repulsive meaning the copper and magnet push away from each other.

Here is the full video of the featured gif-

So if someone asks you “Is copper magnetic?” you know the answer. No, but it does slightly repel a magnet.