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HTML - placeholder Attribute
The HTML placeholder attribute is used to define a short hint that helps the user with data entry. It appears when there is no value in the input field and automatically disappears when the user starts entering a value in the field.
The hint is just a sample value or a brief description of the expected format. The placeholder attribute works with the search, text, number, email, password input types.
Syntax
Following is the syntax of the HTML placeholder attribute −
<tag placeholder = "value"></tag>
Example
In the following example, we are going to use the placeholder attribute with the input type=text.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>HTML 'placeholder' attribute</title> <style> input { width: 200px; padding: 7px; } button { padding: 7px; } </style> </head> <body> <!--HTML 'placeholder' attribute--> <p>Example of the HTML 'placeholder' attribute</p> <form> <h3>Login page</h3> <input type="text" placeholder="Username(email or mobile)"> <br> <br> <input type="password" placeholder="Password(Abc#2245)"> <br> <br> <button>Login</button> </form> </body> </html>
On running the above code, the output window will pop up displaying the input field mentioned with placeholder along with a click button on the webpage.
Example
Consider the another scenario, where we are going to use the placeholder attribute with the textarea field.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>HTML 'placeholder' attribute</title> <style> input { width: 200px; padding: 7px; } button { padding: 7px; } </style> </head> <body> <!--HTML 'placeholder' attribute--> <p>Example of the HTML 'placeholder' attribute</p> <form> <textarea cols="30" rows="10" placeholder="Write your feedback...."></textarea> <button>Submit</button> </form> </body> </html>
When we run the above code, it will generate an output consisting of the textarea field along with a click button on the webpage.
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