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Placeholder text is used to give people a hint about what kind of information to enter into an input.

Here is an example of an input element with a placeholder set to e.g. Jane Doe:

html
<input type="text" placeholder="e.g. Jane Doe">

Add the placeholder text cat photo URL to your input element.

--hints--

You have either deleted your input element or it has invalid syntax. All attributes' values should be surrounded by quotation marks.

js
assert(document.querySelectorAll('input').length);

Your form should only contain the input element. Remove any additional HTML elements or text within the form element.

js
assert.isTrue(
  document.querySelector('form')?.children?.length === 1 &&
    document.querySelector('form')?.innerText?.trim()?.length === 0
);

Your input element does not have a placeholder attribute. Check that there is a space after the opening tag's name and/or there are spaces before all attribute names.

js
assert.isTrue(document.querySelector('input')?.hasAttribute('placeholder'));

Your input element should have a placeholder attribute with the value cat photo URL. You have either omitted the value or have a typo. Remember that attribute values should be surrounded with quotation marks.

js
assert(
  document.querySelector('input')
    ?.getAttribute('placeholder')
    .replace(/\s+/g, ' ')
    .match(/^cat photo URL$/i)
);

Although you have set the input element's placeholder attribute to cat photo URL, it is recommended to always surround the value of an attribute with quotation marks.

js
assert(!/\<\s*input\s+placeholder\s*=\s*cat\s+photo\s+url/i.test(code));

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--seed-contents--

html
<html>
  <body>
    <main>
      <h1>CatPhotoApp</h1>
      <section>
        <h2>Cat Photos</h2>
        <p>Everyone loves <a href="https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/cat-photo-app/running-cats.jpg">cute cats</a> online!</p>
        <p>See more <a target="_blank" href="https://freecatphotoapp.com">cat photos</a> in our gallery.</p>
        <a href="https://freecatphotoapp.com"></a>
      </section>
      <section>
        <h2>Cat Lists</h2>
        <h3>Things cats love:</h3>
        <ul>
          <li>catnip</li>
          <li>laser pointers</li>
          <li>lasagna</li>
        </ul>
        <figure>
          
          <figcaption>Cats <em>love</em> lasagna.</figcaption>  
        </figure>
        <h3>Top 3 things cats hate:</h3>
        <ol>
          <li>flea treatment</li>
          <li>thunder</li>
          <li>other cats</li>
        </ol>
        <figure>
          
          <figcaption>Cats <strong>hate</strong> other cats.</figcaption>  
        </figure>
      </section>
      <section>
        <h2>Cat Form</h2>
        <form action="https://freecatphotoapp.com/submit-cat-photo">
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          <input type="text" name="catphotourl">
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        </form>
      </section>
    </main>
  </body>
</html>