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Is it good to have a placeholder in the form field?
Avoid the Placeholder Attribute. According to the research conducted by Nielsen, it is not best practice to have a placeholder in the form field from a user experience perspective. This is because many users are confused by placeholders.
What should the color of a placeholder be?
The default color of a placeholder in a form field is light grey, which often doesn’t pass the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Success Criteria 1.4.3 guideline.
How to test a placeholder in a browser?
Test placeholder in your browser on jsfiddle. Interestingly the w3 Spec for placeholder allows for either behavior:
How does the placeholder attribute work in HTML?
The placeholder attribute works with the following input types: Placeholder is introduced in HTML5, and since then it has become a rather important attribute that is widely used. Developers, and designers many times want to use a placeholder in lengthy forms as they believe it is more appealing than a visible label.
Why are input placeholders in place of labels is a bad idea?
Online forms are often collecting important information, so creating a situation where the user is more likely to enter wrong information or have hesitation about submitting the form is not helpful. If the placeholder is too long, this text will cut off on the right side of the text input.
What happens when a placeholder is too long?
If the placeholder is too long, this text will cut off on the right side of the text input. When a text field is 100% width and being viewed on a mobile device, there are only so many characters than can be displayed. This one is somewhat design dependent.
Where do you find a placeholder in HTML?
The short hint is displayed in the input field before the user enters a value. The placeholder attribute works with the following input types: Placeholder is introduced in HTML5, and since then it has become a rather important attribute that is widely used.