How to make basic Datepicker using jQuery UI ?

Last Updated : 12 Jan, 2021

In this article, we will be creating a basic Datepicker using jQuery UI. For localization of Datepicker, refer this article.

Approach: First, add jQuery UI scripts needed for your project.

<script src=”https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.js”> </script>
<script src=”https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.16/jquery-ui.js”></script>
<link href=”http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.16/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css” rel=”stylesheet” type=”text/css” />

Example:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html lang="en"> 
  
<head> 
    <meta charset="utf-8"> 
    <meta name="viewport" content= 
        "width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> 
  
    <script src= 
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.js"> 
    </script> 
  
    <script src= 
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.16/jquery-ui.js"> 
    </script> 
  
    <link href= 
"http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.16/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
        rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> 
  
    <script> 
        $(function () { 
            $("#datepicker").datepicker(); 
        }); 
    </script> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
    <p>Date: <input type="text" id="datepicker"></p> 
</body> 
  
</html> 