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:read-only and :read-write

Widely available since 2023-01-28
Tags: css Groups: HTML > Forms

The :read-only and :read-write CSS pseudo-classes match elements that are read-only or read-write, respectively. For example, :read-only matches <input> and <textarea> elements with the readonly attribute.

Browser support (view on caniuse.com)

  • Chrome 1 Released on 2008-12-11
  • Chrome Android 18 Released on 2012-06-27
  • Edge 13 Released on 2015-11-12
  • Firefox 78 Released on 2020-06-30
  • Firefox for Android 79 Released on 2020-07-28
  • Safari 4 Released on 2009-06-08
  • Safari on iOS 3.2 Released on 2010-04-03