Use the jQuery $.isNumeric()
method to check whether a value is numeric or a number.
$.isNumeric()
returns true only if the argument is of type number.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>jQuery Find Entered Value is Numeric or Not</title> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("button").click(function(){ var inputVal = $("input").val(); document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = $.isNumeric(inputVal); });//from ww w . ja va 2 s . c o m }); </script> </head> <body> <p id="demo"></p> <form> <input type="text"> <button type="button">Check</button> </form> </body> </html>