HTML disabled attribute

Last update on August 19 2022 21:51:12 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

disabled

The purpose of the HTML disabled attribute is to disable an element.

Using this attribute you can disable form controls. Once set, the element on which it is set, becomes grey.

Supported elements

HTML disabled attribute supports button, input, optgroup, option, select, textarea elements.

Syntax

<ElementName disabled>.....</ElementName>

Where ElementName is any supported element.

Type of value

disabled.

Value

disabled.

Default value

There is no default value of HTML disabled attribute.

Supported doctypes

HTML 4.01 strict, HTML 4.01 transitional, HTML 4.01 frameset.

Example of HTML disabled attribute with button, input, optgroup, option, select, textarea

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<title>Example of HTML disabled attribute with button, input, optgroup, option, select, textarea</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="action.php" method="post"> 
First Name : <input type="text" name="Fname" disabled><br>
Comment : <br><textarea disabled cols="10" rows="10"> </textarea><br>
Select your favorite games<br>
<select disabled>
<optgroup label="Indoor Games" disabled>
<option value="Chess" disabled>Chess</option>
<option value="Table Tennis" disabled>Table Tennis</option>
</optgroup>
<optgroup label="Outdoor Games" disabled>
<option value="Hockey" disabled>Hockey</option>
<option value="Soccer" disabled>Hockey</option>
</optgroup>
</select>
<button type="button" name="Submit" disabled >Submit</button>
</form>
</body>
</html>

Result

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Example of HTML disabled attribute with button, input, optgroup, option, select, textarea

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