Input placeholder suggestion or example?

1. What is a placeholder input?
2. What is good placeholder text?
3. What can I use instead of a placeholder?
4. What are the seven types of placeholder?

What is a placeholder input?

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 good placeholder text?

Placeholders should be of a lighter value than input text

Users fill in the blanks. A blank input is an affordance to enter text. Placeholder text can diminish the actionable element of an input. This is especially true when placeholders are high in color value because users can mistake it for a prior entry.

What can I use instead of a placeholder?

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

What are the seven types of placeholder?

You can use the placeholder option in the following types of form tags: text, email, url, tel, textarea, number, range, date, and captchar. The placeholder text you set in the form tag is output into HTML as the value of the placeholder attribute in the input field.