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Removing placeholder text on focus

by UXStackExchange on May 14, 2012 in uxstackexchange
  • Chrome, Safari, and Firefox 15+ remove the placeholder text after the users first key press in the text input field.
  • Opera, IE, and Firefox 14 and below remove placeholder text immediately after focusing the text input.

Which approach is better for users and why?

Test placeholder in your browser on jsfiddle.

Update: Placeholders in Form Fields Are Harmful

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Removing placeholder text on focus

by UXStackExchange on May 14, 2012 in uxstackexchange
  • Chrome, Safari, and Firefox 15+ remove the placeholder text after the users first key press in the text input field.
  • Opera, IE, and Firefox 14 and below remove placeholder text immediately after focusing the text input.

Which approach is better for users and why?

Test placeholder in your browser on jsfiddle.

Update: Placeholders in Form Fields Are Harmful

Tags: UX Stack Exchange

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