user-modify CSS property
Deprecated
Avoid using this feature in new projects. This feature may be a candidate for removal from web standards or browsers.
Non-standard: This feature is not standardized. We do not recommend using non-standard features in production, as they have limited browser support, and may change or be removed. However, they can be a suitable alternative in specific cases where no standard option exists.
The user-modify property has no effect in Firefox. It was originally planned to determine whether or not the content of an element can be edited by a user.
Warning:
This property has been replaced by the contenteditable attribute.
Syntax
/* Keyword values */
user-modify: read-only;
user-modify: read-write;
user-modify: write-only;
/* Global values */
user-modify: inherit;
user-modify: initial;
user-modify: revert;
user-modify: unset;
Values
This property is specified as one of the following keyword values:
read-only-
Default value. Contents are read-only.
read-write-
The user is able to read and write contents.
read-write-plaintext-only-
Same as
read-write, but rich text formatting will be lost. write-only-
The user is able to edit the content, but not to read it.
Formal syntax
user-modify =
read-only |
read-write |
read-write-plaintext-only |
write-only
Examples
HTML
<div class="readwrite">The user is able to change this text.</div>
CSS
.readwrite {
-moz-user-modify: read-write;
-webkit-user-modify: read-write;
}
Specifications
Not part of any standard.