$(document).ready(function () { $('[placeholder]').focus(function () { var input = $(this); if (input.val() == input.attr('placeholder')) { input.val(''); input.removeClass('placeholder'); } }).blur(function () { var input = $(this); if (input.val() == '' || input.val() == input.attr('placeholder')) { input.addClass('placeholder'); input.val(input.attr('placeholder')); } }).blur(); $('[placeholder]').parents('form').submit(function () { $(this).find('[placeholder]').each(function () { var input = $(this); if (input.val() == input.attr('placeholder')) { input.val(''); } }) }); }); CSS Styling ::-webkit-input-placeholder { color: red; } :-moz-placeholder { color: red; } .placeholder { color: #ccc; }
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