HTML | readonly Attribute

It is a Boolean attribute which is used to specify that the text written in input or text area Element is read-only. It means that a user can not modify or changes a content already present in a particular Element (However, a user can tab to it, highlight it, and copy the text from it). Whereas a JavaScript can be used to change the read-only value and make the input field editable.

Elements: This attribute is used with two elements which are listed below:

  • <input>: It is used to readonly attribute to read the content only.
  • <text-area> It is used to hold the readonly attribute.

Example: 1

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    <input readonly>
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    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html>
      
    <head>
        <title>readonly attribute</title>
        <style>
            body {
                text-align: center
            }
              
            h1,
            h2 {
                color: green;
                font-style: italic;
            }
        </style>
    </head>
      
    <body>
        <h1>GeeksForGeeks</h1>
        <h2>readonly attribute in Input Element</h2>
        <form action="">
            Email:
            <input type="text" name="email">
            <br> Country:
            <input type="text" name="country" 
                             value="Noida" readonly>
            <br>
            <input type="submit" value="Submit">
        </form>
    </body>
      
    </html>

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    <textarea readonly>
    

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    <!DOCTYPE html> 
    

    <html> 
    

      
    

    <head> 
    

        <title>readonly attribute</title> 
    

        <style> 
    

            body { 
    

                text-align: center; 
    

            } 
    

              
    

            h1, 
    

            h2 { 
    

                color: green; 
    

                font-style: italic; 
    

            } 
    

        </style> 
    

    </head> 
    

      
    

    <body> 
    

        <h1>GeeksForGeeks</h1> 
    

        <h2>readonly attribute in input Element</h2> 
    

        <textarea rows="4" cols="40" readonly> 
    

          GeeksForGeeks is a good website for  
    

          learning computer science. It is a  
    

          computer science portal for geeks. 
    

        </textarea> 
    

    </body> 
    

      
    

    </html> 
    

    
    		

    
    

    

    

    

    

    

    
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    Supported Browsers: The browser supported by readonly attribute are listed below:
    

      

    • Google Chrome
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