How to validate input field while focusout ? Last Updated : 17 Jul, 2019 Comments Improve Suggest changes Like Article Like Report The focusout() method in jQuery is used to remove the focus from the selected element. Now we will use focusout() method to validate the input field while focussing out. This method checks whether the input field is empty or not. Also, use some CSS property to display input field validation. If the input field is empty then it will display the red border input field otherwise display green border input field. Example 1: html <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src= "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"> </script> <style> form { border: 2px solid black; border-radius:12px; width: 50%; padding: 20px; background-color:#fffa86; } label { color:brown; font-weight:bold; } input { border: 2px solid grey; border-radius:12px; padding: 5px; margin: 10px; outline:none; } </style> </head> <body> <h3>Validation if input field empty:</h3> <form> <label><em>Enter Name:</em></label> <input type="text" name="name" required autocomplete="off"> <br> <label><em>Enter Password:</em></label> <input type="password" name="pwd" required autocomplete="off"> <br> <label><em>Enter Email Id:</em></label> <input type="email" name="eid" required autocomplete="off"> </form> <script> $(document).ready(function() { $("input").focusout(function() { if($(this).val()=='') { $(this).css('border', 'solid 2px red'); } else { // If it is not blank. $(this).css('border', 'solid 2px green'); } }) .trigger("focusout"); }); </script> </body> </html> Output: Example 2: Validation alert if input field empty using siblings(), addClass() method. html <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <link rel="stylesheet" href= "https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.7.0/css/all.css" integrity= "sha384-lZN37f5QGtY3VHgisS14W3ExzMWZxybE1SJSEsQp9S+oqd12jhcu+A56Ebc1zFSJ" crossorigin="anonymous"> <script src= "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"> </script> <style> form { border: 2px solid black; border-radius:12px; width: 50%; padding: 20px; background-color:#fffa86; } label { color:brown; font-weight:bold; } input { border: 2px solid grey; border-radius:12px; padding: 5px; margin: 10px; outline:none; } .myelement { visibility: hidden; } .isempty:after { content:"<i style='color:red;' class='fas fa-thumbs-down'></i>" } .emptynot:after { content:"<i style='color:green;' class='fas fa-thumbs-up'></i>" } </style> </head> <body> <h3> Validation alert if input field empty </h3> <form> <div id="input1"> <label><em>Enter Name:</em></label> <input type="text" name="name" required autocomplete="off"> <i style='color:grey;' class='fas '></i> </div> <br> <div id="input2"> <label><em>Enter Password:</em></label> <input type="password" name="pwd" required autocomplete="off"> <i style='color:grey;' class='fas '></i> </div> <br> <div id="input3"> <label><em>Enter Email Id:</em></label> <input type="email" name="eid" required autocomplete="off"> <i style='color:grey;' class='fas '></i> </div> </form> <script> $(document).ready(function() { $('div input').focusout(function() { if($(this).val()=='' ) { var error=$(this).siblings('i'); error.addClass("fa-thumbs-up").css('color', 'red'); } else { var correct=$(this).siblings('i'); correct.addClass("fa-thumbs-up").css('color', 'green'); } }).trigger("focusout"); }); </script> </body> </html> Output: Comment More info V VigneshKannan3 Follow Improve Article Tags : JavaScript jQuery-Selectors jQuery-Misc Explore JavaScript BasicsIntroduction to JavaScript4 min readVariables and Datatypes in JavaScript6 min readJavaScript Operators5 min readControl Statements in JavaScript4 min readArray & StringJavaScript Arrays7 min readJavaScript Array Methods7 min readJavaScript Strings6 min readJavaScript String Methods9 min readFunction & ObjectFunctions in JavaScript5 min readJavaScript Function Expression3 min readFunction Overloading in JavaScript4 min readObjects in Javascript4 min readJavaScript Object Constructors4 min readOOPObject Oriented Programming in JavaScript3 min readClasses and Objects in JavaScript4 min readWhat Are Access Modifiers In JavaScript ?5 min readJavaScript Constructor Method7 min readAsynchronous JavaScriptAsynchronous JavaScript2 min readJavaScript Callbacks4 min readJavaScript Promise4 min readEvent Loop in JavaScript4 min readAsync and Await in JavaScript2 min readException HandlingJavascript Error and Exceptional Handling6 min readJavaScript Errors Throw and Try to Catch2 min readHow to create custom errors in JavaScript ?2 min readJavaScript TypeError - Invalid Array.prototype.sort argument1 min readDOMHTML DOM (Document Object Model)9 min readHow to select DOM Elements in JavaScript ?3 min readJavaScript Custom Events4 min readJavaScript addEventListener() with Examples9 min readAdvanced TopicsClosure in JavaScript4 min readJavaScript Hoisting6 min readJavascript Scope3 min readJavaScript Higher Order Functions7 min readDebugging in JavaScript4 min read Like