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How to make only placeholder italics in input

How can I format the text of a placeholder in italics, but when someone writes inside the textbox, the text shouldn't be in italics.

code:

<input type="text" id="search" placeholder="Search" style="font-style:italic">

How can I place italic text only on placeholder but not whole input?

Solution

  • Sure. Just apply the style to these CSS rules:

    ::-webkit-input-placeholder {
   font-style: italic;
}
:-moz-placeholder {
   font-style: italic;  
}
::-moz-placeholder {
   font-style: italic;  
}
:-ms-input-placeholder {  
   font-style: italic; 
}

    Probably not all of these rules are needed. I always just reference CSS Tricks because I always forget how to do it.

    Edit: Note that these rules cannot be combined into one selector. They must be declared separately as noted by Dave Kennedy in the comments below.