# Forms

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/forms/168672>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 24, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/forms/168672 "2009-05-24T01:13:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![omar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/f0a364/32.png) [@omar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/omar)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/forms/168672/1 "2009-05-24T01:13:55Z")

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I have a readonly field in a form. Is there a way not to show the box  
around that field?  
Thanks for your help

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**Author:** ![omar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/f0a364/32.png) [@omar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/omar)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 1:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/forms/168672/2 "2009-05-24T01:15:41Z")

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Which box?

It it’s meant to be readonly, why don’t you just “show” it instead of  
using a form field tag?

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Maurício Linhares  
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