HTMLInputElement: placeholder property

The placeholder property of the HTMLInputElement interface represents a hint to the user of what can be entered in the control. It reflects the <input> element's placeholder attribute.

Value

A string.

Examples

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

Specifications

• HTML

See also

• <input>
• HTMLInputElement.value
• ::placeholder pseudo-element
• :placeholder-shown pseudo-class