Reveal Asterisk 🞿 Password in IE

Reveal Asterisk 🞿 Password in IE

In the Internet Explorer web browser, when you are on a web page where you are asked to log in, there is an extremely simply way to reveal what is underneath the dots or asterisks that hide the password in the password textbox.

1. Go to the page that contains the form you want to reveal the password under the asterisks.
2. Click on the password text box to ensure that that element on the web page is selected and has focus.
3. Right click on the password box to bring up a context menu.
4. Click on the menu item Insepct Element.
5. The DOM explorer window will open up towards the bottom of the Internet Explorer web browser. The HTML code for the passowrd box should be highlighted.
6. In the code for the password text box, look for the text that reads type="password".
7. Double click on the word password. This will cause the word password to be selected and editable.
8. Simply replace the word password with the word text.
9. Click on the Internet Explorer web browser away from the DOM explorer window. This will cause the password box to be updated and converted to a text box. This will cause the password under the asterisks to immediately be revealed to you.

IE Right Click Password Box, Click Inspect Element

IE Right Click Password Box Click Inspect Element

Internet Explorer Change type="password" to type="text"

Internet Explorer Change type="password" to type="text"

Free Internet Explorer Extension to Reveal Asterisk 🞿 Password in IE

While the method described above to reveal asterisk password in Internet Explorer, you can actually make this task even easier and faster in the future by using a totally free Internet Explorer web browser extension.

When you are on a web page that contains a password field, just click on the extension and the password will immediately be revealed. You can download this free extension here at the Password Asterisks Revealer Bookmarklet web page.