In jQuery Mobile, you can use existing and new HTML5 input types such as password, email, tel, number, and more. Some type values are rendered differently across browsers — for example, Chrome displays the range input renders as a slider — so we standardize their appearance by dynamically changing their type to text (currently, this applies to range and search). You can configure which input types are degraded to text with the page plugin's options.
One major advantage of using these more specific input types if that on mobile devices, specialized keyboards that speed data entry are offered in place of the standard text keyboard. Try the followin inputs on a mobile device to see which display custom keyboards on various platforms.
+One major advantage of using these more specific input types if that on mobile devices, specialized keyboards that speed data entry are offered in place of the standard text keyboard. Try the following inputs on a mobile device to see which display custom keyboards on various platforms.