<input type = "password" ...> style with jQuery

Question

Is it possible to change the default style for a password field? I mean replacing the default asterisk characters with something like • or etc. JQuery or just css / html? Thanx.

Answer 1

Take a look at this article:

http://blog.decaf.de/2009/07/iphone-like-password-fields-using-jquery/

Answer 2

Masking characters are set by the browser and the operating system, and you cannot customize them using CSS.

Here is the stream that covers it more . You can fake it, but it will break if JavaScript is disabled.