Is it possible to remove the focus from a text input when a page loads?

Asked 2010-11-25T11:54:22.963

I have a site with one textfield for search however I dont want the focus to be on it when the page loads however it is the only text input on the form, is it possible to remove the focus?

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use document.activeElement.blur();

example at http://jsfiddle.net/vGGdV/5/ that shows the currently focused element as well.

Keep a note though that calling blur() on the body element in IE will make the IE lose focus

answered 2010-11-25T12:10:58.803

$(function() {
 $("#MyTextBox").blur();
});

answered 2010-11-25T12:04:08.760

Is it possible to remove the focus from a text input when a page loads?

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