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:

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

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