HTML | <textarea> placeholder Attribute
The <textarea> placeholder attribute in HTML is used to specify the expected value to be displayed before user input in textarea element.
Syntax:
<textarea placeholder="text">
Attribute Value: This attribute contains single value text which is the initial string to be displayed before user input.
Example 1: This example uses <textarea> placeholder attribute to display the textarea placeholder description.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title> HTML Textarea placeholder Attribute </title> </head> <body style = "text-align:center"> <h1 style = "color: green;"> GeeksforGeeks </h1> <h2> HTML Textarea placeholder Attribute </h2> Description: <textarea placeholder ="Write some description here..."></textarea> </body> </html> |
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Example 2: This example uses <textarea> placeholder attribute to display the textarea placeholder description.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>HTML Textarea placeholder Attribute</title> <style> textarea::-webkit-input-placeholder { color: #0bf; } /* Firefox 18- */ textarea:-moz-placeholder { color: #0bf; } /* Firefox 19+ */ textarea::-moz-placeholder { color: #0bf; } textarea:-ms-input-placeholder { color: #0bf; } textarea::placeholder { color: green; } </style> </head> <body style = "text-align:center"> <h1 style = "color: green;"> GeeksforGeeks </h1> <h2> HTML Textarea placeholder Attribute </h2> <textarea placeholder="GeeksforGeeks is the computer" + " science portal for geeks."></textarea> </body> </html> |
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Supported Browsers: The browser supported by <textarea> placeholder attribute are listed below:
- Apple Safari 5.0
- Google Chrome
- Firefox 4.0
- Opera 11.5
- Internet Explorer 10.0
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