HTML | input readonly Attribute Last Updated : 12 Aug, 2022 Comments Improve Suggest changes 1 Likes Like Report The readonly attribute of <input> element in HTML is used to specify that the input field is read-only. If an input is readonly, then it's content cannot be changed but can be copied and highlighted. It is a boolean attribute. Syntax: <input readonly> Example: This example uses HTML <input> readonly Attribute. html <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>HTML Input readonly Attribute</title> </head> <body style = "text-align:center"> <h1 style = "color: green;"> GeeksforGeeks </h1> <h2> HTML Input readonly Attribute </h2> <label>Input: <!--A readonly input--> <input type="text" name="value" value = "This input field is readonly" readonly> </label> </body> </html> Output: Supported Browsers: The browser supported by <input> readonly attribute are listed below: Apple Safari 1.0Google Chrome 1.0Edge 12.0Firefox 1.0Opera 12.1Internet Explorer 5.5 Create Quiz Comment V Vishal Chaudhary 2 Follow 1 Improve V Vishal Chaudhary 2 Follow 1 Improve Article Tags : Web Technologies HTML HTML-Attributes Explore HTML BasicsHTML Introduction4 min readHTML Editors4 min readHTML Basics7 min readStructure & ElementsHTML Elements4 min readHTML Attributes7 min readHTML Headings3 min readHTML Paragraphs3 min readHTML Text Formatting4 min readHTML Block and Inline Elements3 min readHTML Charsets4 min readListsHTML Lists3 min readHTML Ordered Lists5 min readHTML Unordered Lists4 min readHTML Description Lists3 min readVisuals & MediaHTML Colors11 min readHTML Links Hyperlinks2 min readHTML Images7 min readHTML Favicon4 min readHTML Video4 min readLayouts & DesignsHTML Tables10 min readHTML Iframes4 min readHTML Layout4 min readHTML File Paths3 min readProjects & Advanced TopicsHTML Forms5 min readHTML5 Semantics5 min readHTML URL Encoding4 min readHTML Responsive Web Design11 min readTop 10 Projects For Beginners To Practice HTML and CSS Skills8 min readTutorial ReferencesHTML Tags - A to Z List15+ min readHTML Attributes Complete Reference8 min readHTML Global Attributes5 min readHTML5 Complete Reference8 min readHTML5 MathML Complete Reference3 min readHTML DOM Complete Reference15+ min readHTML DOM Audio/Video Complete Reference2 min readSVG Element Complete Reference5 min readSVG Attribute Complete Reference8 min readSVG Property Complete Reference7 min readHTML Canvas Complete Reference4 min read Like