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HTML: <textarea> placeholder attribute

<textarea> The placeholder attribute specifies a short hint that describes the expected value of the text area. The short hint is displayed in the text area before the user enters a value.

　HTML <textarea> tag

Online Example

Text area with placeholder text:

Example

<p>Who are you?</p>
<textarea rows="4"cols="50"　placeholder="Describe　yourself　here..."></textarea>：

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Browser Compatibility

IEFirefoxOperaChromeSafari

Internet Explorer 10Firefox, Opera, Chrome, and Safari support the placeholder attribute.

Note:Internet Explorer 9 and earlier versions do not support the placeholder attribute of the <textarea> tag.

Definition and Usage

The placeholder attribute specifies a short hint to describe the expected value of the text area.
The short hint will be displayed in the text area before the user enters a value.

HTML 4.01 and HTML5difference between

The placeholder attribute is an HTML5 new attribute added in

Syntax

<textarea placeholder="description">

Attribute value

Value	Description
description	Specify a short hint to describe the expected value of the text area.

　HTML <textarea> tag

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