HTML: <textarea> readonly attribute

Online Example

A read-only text area:

<textarea readonly>
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</textarea>

Browser Compatibility

IEFirefoxOperaChromeSafari

All mainstream browsers support the readonly attribute.

Definition and Usage

The readonly attribute is a boolean attribute.

The readonly attribute specifies that the text area should be read-only.

In a read-only text area, content cannot be changed, but users can tag, highlight, and copy content from it.

The readonly attribute can be set to prevent users from using the text area until other conditions are met (such as checking a checkbox, etc.). Then, JavaScript needs to be used to remove the read-only value and make the text area editable.

HTML 4.01 With HTML5Differences

None.

Differences between HTML and XHTML

In XHTML, attribute abbreviations are prohibited, the readonly attribute must be defined as <textarea readonly="readonly">.

Syntax

<textarea readonly>