jQuery.validator.addMethod("lettersonly", function(value, element) { return this.optional(element) || /^[a-z]+$/.test(value); }, "Please enter only letters (english alphabet)."); jQuery.validator.addMethod("noquotes", function(value, element) { return this.optional(element) || ! /['"]+/.test(value); }, "No single or double quotes, please."); jQuery.validator.addMethod("noescapes", function(value, element) { return this.optional(element) || ! /[\\]+/.test(value); }, "No backslashes, please.");