/*reset form elements (firefox saves it)*/ function resetElements() { var inputs = document.getElementsByTagNamequerySelectorAll('input''input[type=text]'); //you get the idea.....you can retrieve all inputs by tag name input for(var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++) { document.getElementsByTagName('input')[i].value = ""; } var textareas = document.getElementsByTagName('textarea'); for(var i = 0; i < textareas.length; i++) { document.getElementsByTagName('textarea')[i].value = ""; } } Call this function onload.