Alternative to placeholder in html

1. What can we use instead of placeholder in HTML?
2. Can you change placeholder with CSS?
3. What is a placeholder in HTML?
4. What is the difference between value and placeholder?

What can we use instead of placeholder in HTML?

The p element placed between the label and input elements acts as a replacement for a placeholder attribute.

Can you change placeholder with CSS?

Step 2) Add CSS:

In most browsers, the placeholder text is grey. To change this, style the placeholder with the non-standard ::placeholder selector. Note that Firefox adds a lower opacity to the placeholder, so we use opacity: 1 to fix this.

What is a placeholder in HTML?

Definition and Usage

The placeholder attribute specifies a short hint that describes the expected value of an input field (e.g. a sample value or a short description of the expected format). The short hint is displayed in the input field before the user enters a value.

What is the difference between value and placeholder?

The value attribute define the default value of input. If user does not give any input then this default value would be considered as input while the placeholder is just the dummy text which shows or depicts that what type of text is to be input in the field.