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HTML
<div class="quantity">
<input value=">> "><span class="output"></span> <br>
<input><span class="output"></span> <br>
<input><span class="output"></span>
</div>
<p>Note: change() will not trigger until input loses focus</p>
CSS
.output{border:1px dotted red;display:inline-block;padding:10px}
JavaScript
$('.quantity input').change(function() {
$(this).value = ">> ";
});