Remove focus from a text field:
document.getElementById("myText").blur();
Click the buttons to give focus and/or remove focus from the text field.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <input type="text" id="myText" value="A text field"> <button type="button" onclick="getFocus()">Get focus</button> <button type="button" onclick="loseFocus()">Lose focus</button> <script> function getFocus() {// ww w . ja v a 2 s . com document.getElementById("myText").focus(); } function loseFocus() { document.getElementById("myText").blur(); } </script> </body> </html>