:disabled

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

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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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

Toggle the disabled input fields when the checkbox is clicked

js
const checkbox = document.querySelector("#billing-checkbox");
const billingItems = document.querySelectorAll('#billing input[type="text"]');

checkbox.addEventListener("change", () => {
  billingItems.forEach((item) => {
    item.disabled = !item.disabled;
  });
});

Result

Check/un-check the checkbox to change the styling on the billing fields.

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# selector-disabled
Selectors Level 4
# enableddisabled

Browser compatibility

BCD tables only load in the browser

See also