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  1. The ::placeholder selector selects form elements with placeholder text, and let you style the placeholder text. The placeholder text is set with the placeholder attribute, which specifies a hint that describes the expected value of an input field.

  2. Mar 3, 2024 · The ::placeholder CSS pseudo-element represents the placeholder text in an <input> or <textarea> element. Try it. Only the subset of CSS properties that apply to the ::first-line pseudo-element can be used in a rule using ::placeholder in its selector.

  3. Mar 27, 2013 · The ::placeholder pseudo element (or a pseudo class, in some cases, depending on the browser implementation) allows you to style the placeholder text of a form element. As in, the text set with the placeholder attribute: <input type="email" placeholder="jane@firefly.com">.

  4. Placeholder Color. Try it Yourself » Step 1) Add HTML: Use an input element and add the placeholder attribute: Example. <input type="text" placeholder="A red placeholder text.."> Step 2) Add CSS: In most browsers, the placeholder text is grey. To change this, style the placeholder with the ::placeholder selector.

  5. Chrome v4 supports the placeholder attribute on input[type=text] elements (others probably do too). However, the following CSS doesn't do anything to the placeholder's value: input[placeholder], [placeholder], *[placeholder] {. color: red !important; } <input type="text" placeholder="Value">.

  6. Nov 10, 2011 · AFAIK, you can't do it with CSS alone. CSS has content rule but even that can be used to insert content before or after an element using pseudo selectors. You need to resort to javascript for that OR use placeholder attribute if you are using HTML5 as pointed out by @Blender. edited Nov 10, 2011 at 7:12.

  7. Jul 5, 2023 · The placeholder selector in the CSS pseudo-element is used to design the placeholder text by changing the text color and it allows to modify the style of the text. The ::first-line pseudo-element is the only subset of CSS properties that is applicable & can be applied in a rule using ::placeholder in its selector.