Disable Track On HTML5 Range Input

I'm trying to find a way to prevent the user from clicking into the 'track' portion of an HTML5 range input. Essentially, I only want the user to be able to use the 'handle' to cha

Solution 1:

It's possible through pointer-events at least on chrome.

input[type=range] {
pointer-events: none;
}

input[type=range]::-webkit-slider-thumb {
pointer-events:auto;
}

This will disable clicking on the track and enable clicking only on slider thumbs.

Solution 2:

Adding disabled should work.

<input id="rangeindicator" disabled type="range" name="points" min="1" max="10">

and then you can easily change the values using jQuery, like this:

$("#rangeindicator").val(1)