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HTML textarea placeholder attribute

HTML textarea tag Reference Manual HTML <textarea> tag

Examples

With placeholder text in the text area:

<textarea placeholder="描述信息...">
</textarea>

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Browser Support

Internet ExplorerFirefoxOperaGoogle ChromeSafari

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

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


Definition and Usage

placeholder attribute specifies a brief reminder that describes the expected value of the text area.

When the text area is empty, and when the field gets the focus and then loses focus, text area displays the prompt.


Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

placeholder attribute is new in HTML5 attributes.


grammar

<textarea placeholder=" text ">

Property Value

描述
text 规定一个简短的提示,描述文本区域的期望值。


HTML textarea tag Reference Manual HTML <textarea> tag