$(function() { $.fn.extend({ insertAtCaret: function(myValue) { return this.each(function() { if (document.selection) { //For browsers like Internet Explorer this.focus(); var sel = document.selection.createRange(); sel.text = myValue; this.focus(); } else if (this.selectionStart || this.selectionStart == '0') { //For browsers like Firefox and Webkit based var startPos = this.selectionStart; var endPos = this.selectionEnd; var scrollTop = this.scrollTop; this.value = this.value.substring(0, startPos) + myValue + this.value.substring(endPos,this.value.length); this.focus(); this.selectionStart = startPos + myValue.length; this.selectionEnd = startPos + myValue.length; this.scrollTop = scrollTop; } else { this.value += myValue; this.focus(); } }); } }); });