Itqualityassurance
- What is good placeholder text?
- Can we use placeholder in label?
- Should you use placeholder text in forms?
- What is a placeholder label?
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.
Can we use placeholder in label?
A placeholder attribute should not be used as an alternative to a label. The placeholder is a short hint intended to aid the user with data entry so it should not be identical to the label element.
Should you use placeholder text in forms?
Avoid the Placeholder Attribute
This is because many users are confused by placeholders. In particular, people with cognitive disabilities tend to have issues understanding placeholder text because they think it is pre-populated text and will try to submit the form without entering their specific information.
What is a placeholder label?
Labels and Placeholders
Labels tell users what information belongs in a given form field and are usually positioned outside the form field. Placeholder text, located inside a form field, is an additional hint, description, or example of the information required for a particular field.
