The :disabled
CSS pseudo-class represents any disabled element. An element is disabled if it can't be activated (selected, clicked on, typed into, etc.) or accept focus. The element also has an enabled state, in which it can be activated or accept focus.
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:disabled
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Syntax
css
:disabled {
/* ... */
}
Examples
This example shows a basic shipping form. It uses the JavaScript change
event to let the user enable/disable the billing fields.
HTML
html
<form action="#">
<fieldset id="shipping">
<legend>Shipping address</legend>
<input type="text" placeholder="Name" />
<input type="text" placeholder="Address" />
<input type="text" placeholder="Zip Code" />
</fieldset>
<br />
<fieldset id="billing">
<legend>Billing address</legend>
<label for="billing-checkbox">Same as shipping address:</label>
<input type="checkbox" id="billing-checkbox" checked />
<br />
<input type="text" placeholder="Name" disabled />
<input type="text" placeholder="Address" disabled />
<input type="text" placeholder="Zip Code" disabled />
</fieldset>
</form>
CSS
css
input[type="text"]:disabled {
background: #ccc;
}
JavaScript
js
// Wait for the page to finish loading
document.addEventListener(
"DOMContentLoaded",
() => {
// Attach `change` event listener to checkbox
document.getElementById("billing-checkbox").onchange = toggleBilling;
},
false,
);
function toggleBilling() {
// Select the billing text fields
const billingItems = document.querySelectorAll('#billing input[type="text"]');
// Toggle the billing text fields
billingItems.forEach((item) => {
item.disabled = !item.disabled;
});
}
Result
Specifications
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
:disabled |
1 | 1 | 9 | 3.1 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 10.1 | 2 | 1.0 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/:disabled