HTML Input Type?

Question

is there any special input type in HTML that is designed to only display values, based on say, other input? When nobody is allowed to write into it. Or is a disabled text box the best option?

Answer 1

<input type="text" readonly />

The readonly attribute does your magic.

Answer 2

Nowadays its very easy to remove readonly attribute on browser. I suggested you to use label or span and write few lines of css codes for that label element to become look like input box.

<label>test value</label>

<style>
label {
    padding:3px;
    border:1px solid black;
    width:200px;
}
</style>