HTMLInputElement: placeholder property

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The placeholder property of the {{DOMxRef("HTMLInputElement")}} interface represents a hint to the user of what can be entered in the control. It reflects the {{htmlelement("input")}} element's placeholder attribute.

Value

A string.

Examples

const inputElement = document.getElementById("phone");
console.log(input.placeholder);

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{HTMLElement("input")}}
• {{DOMXref("HTMLInputElement.value")}}
• {{cssxref("::placeholder")}} pseudo-element
• {{CSSXref(":placeholder-shown")}} pseudo-class