>>><!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> >>>