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How can I use CSS to change the color of an HTML5 input placeholder?

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@JaySODec 05.2022 — To change the color of an HTML5 input placeholder using CSS, you can use the ::placeholder pseudo-element. The following CSS code shows one way to do this:

input::placeholder {
color: red;
}


This code will change the color of all placeholders within input elements to red. You can adjust the color property to any valid CSS color value.

Note that the ::placeholder pseudo-element is supported by most modern browsers, but not all. If you need to support older browsers, you may need to use a different approach, such as using a label element and positioning it over the input.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.
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@AhmadassayyaafSep 02.2023 — I hope this helpfull:

You can change the color of an HTML5 input placeholder text using CSS. Here's an example of how to do it:

``css
/* Change the color of the input placeholder */
::placeholder {
color: #FF0000; /* Replace with your desired color code */
}
`

In this example,
::placeholder is a pseudo-element selector that targets the placeholder text of an input element. You can replace #FF0000 with the color code of your choice to set the placeholder text color to your desired color.

Here's an example of how to apply this CSS to an HTML input element:

`html

`

Just include the CSS code in your stylesheet or in a
` tag in the HTML document, and it will change the color of the input placeholder text accordingly.
@themolitorHey @Ahmadassayyaaf 👋 any chance you could throw your markup into jsfiddle or codepen and share?Sep 04.2023(updated)
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