# disabled The disabled modifer works similarly to the [`
` attribute](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/fieldset#attr-disabled), in that it will disable all form elements within the fieldset, which is really useful for controlling disabled states of entire forms with just one modifier/attributes There are three downsides to the `
` attribute: 1. It only works for fieldsets and its descendants. 2. fieldsets can cause trouble with flex-box 3. You cannot opt out for an individual form element. Say if you want to say 'all but one of these form elements should be disabled' Therefore we use a `{{disabled true|false}}` modifier to work around these downsides. The following shows a disabling a group of form elements but excluding one single form element from being disabled. ```hbs preview-template
Disabled:
Disabled:
Enabled:
```