When the input does not match the pattern specified by the pattern attribute, Firefox simply says, "Please match the requested format", which is okay; however, when this validation fails Internet Explorer 10 displays "You must use this format:" in a tooltip with nothing else. This may be simple, but searching has not yielded me a clue as to how to supply text to the tooltip telling it the pattern that should be used.
Example below for a one to four digit number:
<input id="institution_threshold_days" type="text" placeholder="0-9999" pattern="^[0-9]{1,4}$" />