HTML <textarea> disabled Attribute

The disabled attribute for <textarea> element in HTML is used to specify that the text area element is disabled. A disabled text area is un-clickable and unusable. It is a boolean attribute.

Syntax:

<textarea disabled>text content...</textarea>

Example:

html

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
    <head> 
        <title>HTML textarea disabled Attribute</title> 
    </head> 
    <body style = "text-align:center">    
        <h1 style = "color: green;">GeeksforGeeks</h1>
        <h2>HTML textarea disabled Attribute</h2>

        <p>This text area is non editable.</p>

        <!--A disabled textarea-->
        <textarea disabled>
            This textarea field is disabled.
        </textarea>
    </body> 
</html>

Output:

disabledtextarea

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by <textarea> disabled attribute are listed below:

Apple Safari 4
Google Chrome 1
Edge 12
Firefox 1
Opera 12.1
Internet Explorer 6

HTML <textarea> disabled Attribute

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