# Clearing an input text box when clicked inside

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clearing-an-input-text-box-when-clicked-inside/197681>\
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**Created:** [August 18, 2006, 5:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clearing-an-input-text-box-when-clicked-inside/197681 "2006-08-18T05:41:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![messlah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@messlah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/messlah)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 5:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clearing-an-input-text-box-when-clicked-inside/197681/1 "2006-08-18T05:41:06Z")

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hi all,

I have a simple input text box that has some text pre entered into it  
eg Put your email address here

Now when the user clicks into this box I would obviously like to clear that.

Could someone show me how to do this.

Any help would be great