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HTMLTextAreaElement: placeholder property

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The placeholder property of the HTMLTextAreaElement interface represents a hint to the user of what can be entered in the control. It reflects the <textarea> element’s placeholder attribute.

Value

A string.

Examples

const textareaElement = document.getElementById("comment");
console.log(textArea.placeholder);

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also