HTMLInputElement: placeholder property
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The placeholder
property of the HTMLInputElement
interface represents a hint to the user of what can be entered in the control. It reflects the <input>
element's placeholder
attribute.
Value
A string.
Examples
js
const inputElement = document.getElementById("phone");
console.log(input.placeholder);
Specifications
Specification |
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HTML Standard # dom-input-placeholder |
Browser compatibility
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See also
<input>
HTMLInputElement.value
::placeholder
pseudo-element:placeholder-shown
pseudo-class