`Use If You Don't Want Input Value Edited`

In HTML Attributes

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What does Use If You Don't Want Input Value Edited do?: Disallows the user from editing the value of the input.

Code Example

<form>
 <label for="favorite-animal">What is your favorite animal?</label><br>
 <input value="Flamingo" readonly>
</form>

`readonly` vs. `disabled`

The readonly and disabled attributes have superficially similar behaviors — they both stop the user from editing the value of the <input> element. However, there is a big difference. The value of the readonly element will be included when the form is submitted to the server. The value of a disabled element will not be submitted to the server.