How do I make the text input box cursor blink automatically when the page loads?

Question

I want the cursor/line thing in the text box to automatically start blinking when the page loads. I've tried

contentEditable="true"

but that's not working

Answer 1

You have to set focus on the text box.

This can be done either by

JavaScript document.getElementById("fname").focus();

or

Jquery $( "#fname" ).focus();

or

HTML5 <input type="text" name="fname" autofocus />

Answer 2

In HTML5, you can simply use the input autofocus attribute.

However, beware that this does not work in some versions of IE.