# :disabled Selector

Categories: Selectors > Form

## disabled selector

#### version added: 1.0jQuery(':disabled')

Description: Selects all elements that are disabled.

As with other pseudo-class selectors (those that begin with a ":") it is recommended to precede it with a tag name or some other selector; otherwise, the universal selector ("*") is implied. In other words, the bare `$(':disabled')` is equivalent to `$('*:disabled')`, so `$('input:disabled')` should be used instead.

### Example:

#### Finds all input elements that are disabled.

    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html>
    <head>
      <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.7rc2.js"></script>
    </head>
    <body>
      <form>

        <input name="email" disabled="disabled" />
        <input name="id" />
      </form>
    <script>$("input:disabled").val("this is it");</script>

    </body>
    </html>

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