diff --git a/components/Carbon.js b/components/Carbon.js
index e8c94a8..738c5b7 100644
--- a/components/Carbon.js
+++ b/components/Carbon.js
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ class Carbon extends React.PureComponent {
       lineWrapping: true,
       extraKeys: {
         'Shift-Tab': 'indentLess'
-      }
+      },
+      // negative values removes the cursor, undefined means default (530)
+      cursorBlinkRate: this.props.readOnly ? -1 : undefined
     }
     const backgroundImage =
       (this.props.config.backgroundImage && this.props.config.backgroundImageSelection) ||
diff --git a/pages/embed.js b/pages/embed.js
index 40f548d..4c3b298 100644
--- a/pages/embed.js
+++ b/pages/embed.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Embed extends React.Component {
     return (
       <Page theme={this.state.theme}>
         {this.state.mounted && (
-          <Carbon config={this.state} copyable={this.state.copyable}>
+          <Carbon readOnly={true} config={this.state} copyable={this.state.copyable}>
             {this.state.code}
           </Carbon>
         )}