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HTML <optgroup> disabled Attribute

❮ HTML <optgroup> tag

Example

A disabled option-group:

<label for="cars">Choose a car:</label>
<select  name="cars" id="cars">
  <optgroup label="German Cars" disabled>
    <option value="mercedes">Mercedes</option>
    <option value="audi">Audi</option>
  </optgroup>
</select>
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Definition and Usage

The disabled attribute is a boolean attribute.

When present, it specifies that an option-group should be disabled.

A disabled option-group is unusable and un-clickable.

The disabled attribute can be set to keep a user from selecting the option-group until some other condition has been met (like selecting a checkbox, etc.). Then, a JavaScript is required to remove the disabled value, and make the option-group selectable.


Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute.

Attribute
disabled Yes 8.0 Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

<optgroup disabled>

❮ HTML <optgroup> tag