Element: ariaPlaceholder property

Baseline 2023
Newly available

Since October 2023, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.

The ariaPlaceholder property of the Element interface reflects the value of the aria-placeholder attribute, which defines a short hint intended to aid the user with data entry when the control has no value.

Note: Where possible use an HTML <input> element with type="text" or a <textarea> as these have built in semantics and do not require ARIA attributes.

Value

A string.

Examples

In this example the aria-placeholder attribute on the element with an ID of txtBoxInput has been set to a string. Using ariaPlaceholder we update the string to another value.

html
<div id="txtboxLabel">Enter your five-digit zip code</div>
<div
  role="textbox"
  id="txtBoxInput"
  contenteditable="true"
  aria-placeholder="5-digit zip code"
  aria-labelledby="txtboxLabel"></div>
js
let el = document.getElementById("txtBoxInput");
console.log(el.ariaPlaceholder); // "5-digit zip code"
el.ariaPlaceholder = "12345";
console.log(el.ariaPlaceholder); // "12345"

Specifications

Specification
Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA)
# dom-ariamixin-ariaplaceholder

Browser compatibility

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desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
ariaPlaceholder

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Full support
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See also