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Autocomplete widget from jQuery-ui which enables users to quickly find and select from a pre-populated list of values as they type, leveraging searching and filtering.

The jQuery UI autocomplete widget, when added to an input field, enables users to quickly find and select from a pre-populated list of values as they type, leveraging searching and filtering.

Autocomplete can be customized to work with various data sources, by just specifying the source option. A data source can be:

Autocomplete is extremely flexible, allowing for highly-customized usage. Some more advanced examples include:

  • Tag picker (providing multiple values)
  • Combobox (autocomplete with select element as backing store)

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