How to disable a HTML tag?

Question

I want to disable a tag if it's already set -- e.g., disable a menu using disabled = "true" or something.

I can remove a tag completely using PHP; but I have already styled it and only want to disable it. Is it possible?

@poke i want, that if it is set, onclick it does't do anything. just like text — Simon, Mar 28 '10 at 15:32
See also http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2091168/disable-a-link-using-css — John Pettitt, Feb 07 '13 at 19:27

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 28 '10 at 15:34

7

Nope, there is no CSS-only way known to me to disable a link the way you describe.

The only thing that comes to mind is putting an additional, transparent element in front of the link, but that can't be achieved in pure CSS, either.

How about giving it a href='#' onclick='return false' when generating them in PHP?

answered Mar 28 '10 at 15:34

Pekka

@Pekka it is something what i want. thanks much. i even don't need href='#', that's enough onclick='return false';) – Simon Mar 28 '10 at 15:42
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@Syom you're welcome. You should use `href='#'` as well, though, for users who have JavaScript disabled. – Pekka Mar 28 '10 at 15:44
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you can use `pointer-events: none;` to disable the link and use more css to make it look disabled – Elena Dec 08 '15 at 11:57
@Pekka review the last post.. you will find CSS does work. – roblem Sep 14 '22 at 14:02

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 28 '10 at 16:06

1

you could also use the css property display:none;

answered Mar 28 '10 at 16:06

Gabriel

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 23 '16 at 10:29

1

you can try this

a.disabled_class_name{
    pointer-events: none;
    cursor: default;
}

edited Aug 23 '16 at 10:29

Durgpal Singh

answered Aug 23 '16 at 09:51

Denish Vachhani

3 Answers3