 				check: Boolean
 			appearance:
 				check: ["code"]
+			input_type:
+				check: ["text", "password"]
+				default: "text"
 
 	readOpts: ->
 

	# - up/down cursor number decrement/increment
	# - input masking

	__createElement: (input_type="text") ->
		if @_textarea ==  true
			@__input = CUI.dom.$element "textarea", "cui-textarea",
				placeholder: @getPlaceholder()

				spellcheck: @__spellcheck
		else
			@__input = CUI.dom.$element "input", "cui-input",
				type: @_input_type
				size: 1
				placeholder: @getPlaceholder()
				tabindex: "0"
