10 Best jQuery/JavaScript Plugins For Phone Number Handling (2024 Update)

by jQueryScript,

Struggling with phone numbers on your website? International formats, hidden digits, and validation errors can create chaos. But fret no more! This list of 10 open-source JavaScript libraries and jQuery plugins is your secret weapon.

Instead of you spending hours testing different libraries, I've done the research to recommend the most trusted and versatile solutions. From masking numbers to ensuring proper formatting and validating user input, these libraries/plugins have you covered.

Originally Published Sep 05 2022, updated Feb 03 2024

1. intl-tel-input

International Telephone Input is a useful jQuery plugin that turns the standard input into an International Telephone Input with a national flag drop down list.

International Telephone Input With Flags and Dial Codes

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2. International Telephone Input With Flags And Dial Codes

A JavaScript library for creating a user-friendly feature-rich international telephone input with flags and dial codes.

International Telephone Input With Flags and Dial Codes

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3. Easy Telephone Number Input Mask JavaScript Library – phonemask

Just another telephone input mask JavaScript library that automatically formats telephone numbers typed in a tel input field.

Easy Telephone Number Input Mask JavaScript Library – phonemask

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4. Lightweight jQuery Input Mask Plugin For Phone Numbers

This is a lightweight and easy-to-use jQuery input mask plugin to mask and validate US (or international) phone numbers in standard input fields.

Lightweight jQuery Input Mask Plugin For Phone Numbers

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5. Easy jQuery International Telephone Input Plugin - IntlInputPhone

IntlInputPhone is a jQuery plugin that creates a country dropdown with country dialing codes and flags to help the users quickly enter the telephone numbers.

Easy jQuery International Telephone Input Plugin - IntlInputPhone

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6. Basic Phone Input Mask With Pure JavaScript – phone-mask

phone-mask is a really simple JavaScript plugin to make custom masks on phone inputs.

Basic Phone Input Mask With Pure JavaScript – phone-mask

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7. JavaScript Library For Parsing, Formatting and Validating Phone Numbers – front.phone

An easy yet useful JavaScript library used for identifying, formatting and validation phone numbers.

JavaScript Library For Parsing, Formatting and Validating Phone Numbers – front.phone

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8. Format Phone Numbers With Vanilla JavaScript – phoneinput.js

A vanilla JavaScript plugin which automatically formats the phone numbers typed in an input field using your own pattern.

Format Phone Numbers With Vanilla JavaScript – phoneinput.js

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9. International Phone Number Input Plugin with jQuery - mobilePhoneNumber

mobilePhoneNumber is a jQuery phone number input mask plugin that automatically formats and validates international phone numbers when an user is typing.

International Phone Number Input Plugin with jQuery - mobilePhoneNumber

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10. jQuery Plugin To Auto Set Country Calling Codes - phonecode

phonecode is a jQuery plugin that automatically sets the country calling code with the corresponding flag icon to an input field for the selected country.

jQuery Plugin To Auto Set Country Calling Codes - phonecode

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Conclusion:

These 10 plugins each offer a unique alternative to help you tackle these very niche issues, and there are also plenty of other options available. As you can see, there are a lot of different ways that JavaScript can help out with telephone number manipulation. Hopefully, this plugin listing has been helpful for anyone looking to tackle the challenge of adding telephone support to their site.

More Resources:

Looking for more JavaScript plugins to handling telephone numbers on the web & mobile? See jQuery Telephone sections.

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