CSS Selector :disabled








Some elements have enabled and disabled states, for example the form elements.

:disabled selector selects element in disabled state. The :enabled selectors don't match any element that cannot be disabled.

Summary

CSS Version
3

CSS Syntax

:disabled { 
   style properties 
}

Browser compatibility

:disabled Yes 9.0 Yes Yes Yes




Example

An example showing how to use :disabled CSS selector. 

<!DOCTYPE HTML> 
<html> 
    <head> 
        <style type="text/css"> 
        :disabled { <!--from  ww  w. ja  v  a 2 s  . c  o  m-->
            border: thin black solid; 
            padding: 4px; 
        } 
        </style> 
    </head> 
    <body> 
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        <textarea> This is an enabled textarea</textarea> 
        <textarea disabled> This is a disabled textarea</textarea> 
    </body> 
</html>

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