Example
An HTML form with a disabled input field:
<form
action="demo_form.asp">
First name: <input type="text" name="fname"><br>
Last name:
<input type="text" name="lname"
disabled><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
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Definition and Usage
The disabled attribute is a boolean attribute.
When present, it specifies that the <input> element should be disabled.
A disabled input element is unusable and un-clickable.
The disabled attribute can be set to keep a user from using the <input> element until some other condition has been met (like selecting a checkbox, etc.). Then, a JavaScript could remove the disabled value, and make the <input> element usable.
Tip: Disabled <input> elements in a form will not be submitted.
Note: The disabled attribute will not work with <input type="hidden">.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute.
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| disabled | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
NONE.
Differences Between HTML and XHTML
In XHTML, attribute minimization is forbidden, and the disabled attribute must be defined as <input disabled="disabled" />.
Syntax
<input disabled>