jQuery use HTML code input text field

Question

I have an input type="text" field and I want to display the pound sign and then a value

Using

val NewPrice1 = '2.5';
jQuery('#price_product_field').val('&pound;' + NewPrice1);

But it just displays £ inside the box instead of the actual pound sign.

adeneo · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-09 16:00:46Z

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HTML entities doesn't work as a value in inputs, they are only converted when used in the HTML, use the character directly:

var NewPrice1 = '2.5';
jQuery('#price_product_field').val('£' + NewPrice1);

answered Jan 9, 2014 at 16:00

adeneo

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2 Comments

Tried that but it add this sign "Â" before the "£" sign

@user2001411 - Then you're not using the correct character encoding for your site, it should be UTF8

Kazekage Gaara · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-09 15:56:45Z

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Try :

var NewPrice1 = '2.5'; jQuery('#price_product_field').html('£' + NewPrice1);

answered Jan 9, 2014 at 15:56

Kazekage Gaara

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