How to use placeholder attribute in HTML ?
We know that the placeholder attribute is used to define a hint of what value has to be entered on the input and textarea field. This attribute is used for a better understanding of form structure. It contains a string value that represents the short hint that describes the expected value of an input field/text area. The short hint is displayed in the field before the user enters a value. This attribute is used to better understand from what type of data has to be entered into a particular field.
It can be used in the <input> and <textarea> element.
Syntax:
<element placeholder="">
Example: Below example illustrates the use of the placeholder attributes.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html> <body> <center> <h1 style="font-size:25px; font-style:italic;"> GeeksforGeeks </h1> <h2 style="font-size:25px; font-family;Impact"> How to use placeholder attribute in HTML? </h2> <form action=" "> <input type="text" name="Ename" placeholder="Enter username or Email Address"> <br> <input type="Password" name="lname" placeholder="password"> <br> <input type="submit" value="Submit"> </form> </center></body> </html> |
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