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The <textarea> placeholder attribute in HTML is used to specify the expected value to be displayed before user input in textarea element.

Syntax:

<textarea placeholder="text">

Attribute Value: This attribute contains single value text which is the initial string to be displayed before user input. 

Example 1: This example uses <textarea> placeholder attribute to display the textarea placeholder description. 

html
<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 

<head> 
    <title>
        HTML Textarea placeholder Attribute
    </title> 
</head> 

<body style = "text-align:center">     
    
    <h1 style = "color: green;">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1> 
        
    <h2>
        HTML Textarea placeholder Attribute
    </h2> 
        
    Description: <textarea placeholder
        ="Write some description here..."></textarea> 
</body> 

</html>                    

Output:

 textareaplaceholder 

Example 2: This example uses <textarea> placeholder attribute to display the textarea placeholder description. 

html
<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 

<head> 
    <title>HTML Textarea placeholder Attribute</title> 

    <style>
        textarea::-webkit-input-placeholder {
            color: #0bf;
        }
        
        /* Firefox 18- */
        textarea:-moz-placeholder {
            color: #0bf; 
        }
        
        /* Firefox 19+ */
        textarea::-moz-placeholder {
            color: #0bf; 
        }
    
        textarea:-ms-input-placeholder {
            color: #0bf; 
        }
    
        textarea::placeholder {
            color: green; 
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body style = "text-align:center">     
    <h1 style = "color: green;">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1> 
        
    <h2>
        HTML Textarea placeholder Attribute
    </h2> 
    
    <textarea placeholder="GeeksforGeeks is the computer"
        + " science portal for geeks."></textarea>
        
</body> 

</html>                    

Output: 

textareaplaceholder 

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by <textarea> placeholder attribute are listed below:

  • Apple Safari 5
  • Google Chrome 4
  • Edge 12
  • Firefox 4
  • Opera 12.1
  • Internet Explorer 10

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