Placeholder

Short vs long message - input placeholder

Short vs long message - input placeholder
  1. What's the difference between the value attribute and the placeholder attribute?
  2. How to change the placeholder text using Javascript?
  3. How to change placeholder position in CSS?
  4. What can I use instead of a placeholder?

What's the difference between the value attribute and the placeholder attribute?

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.

How to change the placeholder text using Javascript?

If you wanna use Javascript then you can use getElementsByName() method to select the input fields and to change the placeholder for each one... see the below code...

How to change placeholder position in CSS?

In most of the browsers, placeholder texts are usually aligned in left. The selector uses text-align property to set the text alignment in the placeholder. This selector can change browser to browser.

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.

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