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[disabled]

The disabled attribute prevents interaction with a form element and removes it from the keyboard tab order, communicated to assistive technologies as unavailable.

Button

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<div role="toolbar">
  <button disabled>Disabled</button>
  <button class="secondary" disabled>Disabled</button>
  <button class="contrast" disabled>Disabled</button>
</div>

Input

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<input type="text" name="text" placeholder="Disabled" aria-label="Disabled input" disabled />

Range

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<label>
  Disabled slider
  <input type="range" disabled />
</label>

Select

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editable html
<select name="meal-type" aria-label="Select a meal type..." disabled>
  <option>Select a meal type...</option>
  <option>...</option>
</select>

Switch

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<fieldset>
  <label>
    <input name="publish" type="checkbox" role="switch" disabled />
    Publish on my profile
  </label>
  <label>
    <input name="change-password" type="checkbox" role="switch" checked disabled />
    Change my password at next login
  </label>
</fieldset>

Textarea

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<textarea name="disabled" disabled>
  Disabled
</textarea>