<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>input.error { border-color: red; }</style>
</head>
<body>
<form id="exampleForm">
<div>
<label for="FirstName">First Name</label>
<input type="text" name="Name" />
</div>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery-validate/1.16.0/jquery.validate.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(function(){
$("#exampleForm").validate({
rules: {
first_name: {
required: true
}
}
});
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
// Code goes here