Return the default value of a password field:
var x = document.getElementById("myPsw").defaultValue;
Click the button to alert the default value of the password field.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> Password: <input type="password" id="myPsw" value="password123"> <p id="demo"></p> <button type="button" onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <script> function myFunction() {/*from w w w . ja va 2 s . c om*/ var x = document.getElementById("myPsw").defaultValue; document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x; } </script> </body> </html>