<!-- :read-only -->
<section class="example-cntr read-only">
<h1>CSS <code>:read-only</code> pseudo-class</h1>
<p>The <code>:read-only</code> pseudo-class targets an element that cannot be editable by the user. This pseudo-class is very similar to the <code>:disabled</code> pseudo-class, it all depends on which attribute is used in the markup that would tell
us which pseudo-class to use.</p>
<p>This is useful for example in situations where we need to show prepopulated information on a form that cannot be altered but that still needs to be displayed in form elements for submission purposes.</p>
<p>In the following example, this input has the <code>readonly</code> HTML attribute, so it will have gray text, and thus we can target it with the <code>:read-only</code> pseudo-class.</p>
<label>
<span>Are you read-only?</span>
<input type="text" value="Yep! I am read only" readonly>
</label>
</section>
//:read-only
.read-only {
input[type=text] {
box-sizing: content-box;
width: 200px;
padding: 0 5px;
border: #666 2px solid;
border-radius: 2px;
box-shadow: inset 0 -1px 0 #fff, inset -1px 0 0 #fff;
cursor: text;
transition: .5s;
}
input[type=text]:read-only {
color: #555;
text-shadow: 0px -1px 0 #f9f9f9;
background: #cdcdcd;
}
label { display: inline-block; }
span {
display: block;
margin-bottom: 5px;
}
}
//Styling stuff not needed for demo
body {
text-align: left;
line-height: 1.5;
}
h1 {
font-size: 22px;
text-transform: none;
border-bottom: #636363 1px dotted;
code {
display: inline-block;
margin-bottom: 10px;
color: $y;
background: none;
box-shadow: none;
}
}
code { font-size: 1em; }
input {
width: 30px; height: 30px;
vertical-align: middle;
outline: none;
}
input, label { cursor: pointer; }
input[type=text],
input[type=email] { width: 100%; }
label {
padding: 3px 8px 5px;
border-radius: 2px;
border: transparent 1px solid;
transition: .5s;
&:hover {
border: rgba(white,.2) 1px solid;
}
}
.example-cntr {
max-width: 800px;
margin: 0 auto 50px;
padding: 30px;
box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(black,.3);
background: rgba(black,.15);
}
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