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HTML <button> disabled Attribute

HTML <button> Tag

Example

Disable a button:


Browser Support

All major browsers support the disabled attribute.


Definition and Usage

The disabled attribute is a boolean attribute.

When present, it specifies that the button should be disabled.

A disabled button is unusable and unclickable.

The disabled attribute can be set to keep a user from clicking the button until some other condition has been met (like selecting a checkbox, etc.). Then, a JavaScript could remove the disabled value, and make the button clickable.


Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

NONE.


Differences Between HTML and XHTML

In XHTML, attribute minimization is forbidden, and the disabled attribute must be defined as <button disabled="disabled">.


Syntax

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