><!DOCTYPE html> ><html> ><head> > <script src="jquery-2.1.4.js"></script> > <script src="jquery.mask.js"></script> > <script> > jQuery(document).ready(function($) { > $("#date").mask("00/00/0000"); > $("#date").val("12/09/2015"); > }); > </script> ></head> ><body> > <form> > <label for="date">Date</label> > <input type="text" name="date" id="date"/> > </form> ></body> ></html> >