A Pen by Jeplaa.

index.html

<h1>Show / Hide password using <a href="http://jquery.com/">jQuery</a></h1>

<div id="content">
  <input type="password" id="password">
  <button id="button" title="Hold down to show password"></button>
</div>

script.js

// ADDED:
// - Mobile Devices support (tested on iPad)

// TODO:
// - Suggestions are welcome...

$(document).ready(function()
{
    $('#password').val('Example Password');
  
    var password = $('#password');
    var button = $('#button');

    button.mousedown(function()
    {
        password.attr('type', 'text');
    });

    button.mouseup(function()
    {
        password.attr('type', 'password');
    });
  
    button.mouseleave(function()
    {
        password.attr('type', 'password');                 
    });

	if(navigator.userAgent.match(/Android|BlackBerry|iPhone|iPad|iPod|Opera Mini|IEMobile/i))
	{
		//alert('Mobile device detected!');

		button.on("touchstart", function()
		{
        password.attr('type', 'text');
		});
	  
		button.on("touchend", function()
		{
        password.attr('type', 'password');
		});
	}
});

Show---Hide-password.markdown

Show / Hide password

Show / Hide password using jQuery

Suggestions are welcome.

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style.css

@import url('http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:400,300');

* { margin: 0px; padding: 0px; }

body
{
  background-color: #384047;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  margin: 0px;
}

h1
{
  color: #888;
	  font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	  font-size: 40px;
  margin-top: 30px;
  text-align: center;
}

h1 a { color: #0769AD; text-decoration: none; }

#content
{
  position: relative;
  top: 50px;
  	width: 400px;
  	margin: 0px auto;
}

#password
{
  color: #888;
  font-size: 20px;
  width: 400px;
  	margin: 0px auto;
  	padding: 15px;
  	background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  	box-shadow: 0 0 50px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, .25);
  	border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
  outline: none;
}

#password:focus { color: #FFF; }

#button
{
  position: relative;
  float: right;
  right: -30px;
  bottom: 50px;
  background: url(http://www.jqueryscript.net/demo/Toggle-Password-Visibility-With-jQuery-hideShowPassword/img/wink.svg) no-repeat;
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  border: none;
  outline: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  background-position: 0px 0px;
  
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);
  -moz-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);
  -o-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);
  tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);
  
  -webkit-user-select: none;
  -khtml-user-select: none;
  -moz-user-select: none;
  -o-user-select: none;
  user-select: none;
}

#button:active { background-position: -44px 0px; }