The :enabled
CSS pseudo-class represents any enabled element. An element is enabled if it can be activated (selected, clicked on, typed into, etc.) or accept focus. The element also has a disabled state, in which it can't be activated or accept focus.
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:enabled
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Syntax
:enabled
Examples
The following example makes the color of text and button <input>
s green when enabled, and gray when disabled. This helps the user understand which elements can be interacted with.
HTML
html
<form action="url_of_form">
<label for="FirstField">First field (enabled):</label>
<input type="text" id="FirstField" value="Lorem" /><br />
<label for="SecondField">Second field (disabled):</label>
<input type="text" id="SecondField" value="Ipsum" disabled="disabled" /><br />
<input type="button" value="Submit" />
</form>
CSS
css
input:enabled {
color: #2b2;
}
input:disabled {
color: #aaa;
}
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 | |
:enabled |
1 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 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/:enabled