# digitalBush/jquery.maskedinput

jQuery Masked Input Plugin

Repository: https://github.com/digitalBush/jquery.maskedinput
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jquerymaskedinput
Homepage: http://digitalbush.com/projects/masked-input-plugin/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2017-12-10T20:02:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6092, "days_push": 3188, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2094, forks 1127 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:13.110751+00:00)

## What it is
A jQuery plugin that lets users enter fixed-width formatted input such as dates, phone numbers, and SSNs by automatically inserting mask literals as they type. The project is officially archived and no longer maintained, with Cleave.js suggested as a modern alternative.

## Use cases
- format phone number input fields
- mask date inputs in a form
- force users to enter SSN in a fixed format
- auto-insert dashes and parentheses as users type
- add input masks to legacy jQuery apps

## When to choose
- maintaining a legacy jQuery codebase that already uses this plugin
- you need a tiny, battle-tested mask plugin for old browsers

## When to avoid
- starting a new project - use Cleave.js or a modern framework input library
- you need active maintenance, accessibility updates, or framework integration
- your stack no longer uses jQuery

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: form-handling, ui-components
- domain: web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: jquery-plugin, input-masking, form-input, deprecated, javascript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- digitalBush/jquery.maskedinput (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:13.110751+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:55:25.006519+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/digitalBush/jquery.maskedinput (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:13.110751+00:00, sha a58c73b647c5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.