jquery don't empty specific form field after submit
// Bind an event handler to the "click" JavaScript event $('#clear').click(function(){ // Selects all elements of type text and clear all $('#parent > input:text:not(".ignore")').val(''); // For excluding Multiple inputs $("input:text:not('#objective_time_period, #subjective_time_period')").val(''); }); Example : http://jsfiddle.net/3zVyv/1/