How to auto format textbox inputs

Question

   Birthdate
      
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Answer 1

I've been watching a project on GitHub (and providing feedback to improve it) for just such kind of formatting called formatter.js http://firstopinion.github.io/formatter.js/demos.html This might be just the thing you're looking for.

This wouldn't stop you from typing in dates like the 53rd of May... but it will help you format.

new Formatter(document.getElementById('date-input'), {
  'pattern': '{{99}}/{{99}}/{{9999}}',
  'persistent': true
});

or

$('#date-input').formatter({
  'pattern': '{{99}}/{{99}}/{{9999}}',
  'persistent': true
});