<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <style> /* Eliminate the blue glow when focusing the element. */ input { background: none; border: none; outline: none; } </style> </head> <body onload="focusInput();"> <script> function focusInput() { var inp = document.getElementById('i'); inp.focus(); } </script> <a target="_blank" href="https://bugzil.la/1082486">Mozilla Bug 1082486</a> <!-- The caret will not be seen when the input is focused. --> <input id='i' value="abcdefghd" style="text-indent: -10px"> </body> </html>