We had the same problem in IE10 +, but only when we add a placeholder with special characters (German "Umlaute").
Seckin's solution also solved our problem - after 1 day of Google ;-)
Tried to vote for an answer, but as a newbie, I have no reputation for this ...
_create: function () { this.wrapper = $("<span>") .addClass("custom-combobox") .insertAfter(this.element); this.element.hide(); this._createAutocomplete(); this._createShowAllButton(); this.input.attr( "placeholder", 'Bitte wΓ€hlen' ); this.input.focus().blur(); },
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