#summary The a disabled attribute is an obsolete method of declaring that a hyperlink is disabled.
#labels about-html,is-html-attribute

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== Usage ==

{{{
<a disabled>
<a disabled=disabled>
}}}

== Values ==

This attribute is stand-alone; it can be present with no value, or it can have its own name as its value.

== Elements ==

You can use the `disabled` attribute on the following elements:

  * [AElement <a>]
  * [AreaElement <area>]
  * [ButtonElement <button>]
  * [CommandElement <command>]
  * [DatagridElement <datagrid>]
  * [EmbedElement <embed>]
  * [InputElement <input>]
  * [LinkElement <link>]
  * [OptgroupElement <optgroup>]
  * [OptionElement <option>]
  * [SelectElement <select>]
  * [StyleElement <style>]
  * [TextareaElement <textarea>]

== Browser compatibility ==

[ArticleBrowserCompatibilityLegend Compatibility table legend]

|| *Test* || *IE8* || *IE7* || *IE6* || *FF3* || *FF2* || *Saf3* || *Op9* || *Chrome* ||
|| [http://doctype.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/tests/html/attributes/a-disabled-absent-reflection-test.html a.disabled reflects <a>] || Y || Y || Y || N || N || N || Y || N ||
|| [http://doctype.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/tests/html/attributes/a-disabled-reflection-test.html a.disabled reflects <a disabled>] || Y || Y || Y || N || N || N || Y || N ||

== Further reading ==

  * [http://www.blooberry.com/indexdot/html/tagpages/a/a-hyperlink.htm The history of the disabled attribute on blooberry.com]