:placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class

Input elements can sometimes show placeholder text as a hint to the user on what to type in. See, for example, the placeholder attribute in HTML5. The :placeholder-shown pseudo-class matches an input element that is showing such placeholder text.

Spec	https://www.w3.org/TR/selectors4/#placeholder
Status	W3C Working Draft

IE	Edge	Firefox	Chrome	Safari	Opera
			108
		107	107	TP
		106	106	16.1
11 (2,*)	105	105	105	16.0	91
10 (2,*)	104	104	104	15.6	90
9	103	103	103	15.5	89
8	102	102	102	15.4	88
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7	101	101	101	15.2-15.3	87
6	100	100	100	15.1	86
5.5	99	99	99	15	85
	98	98	98	14.1	84
	97	97	97	14	83
	96	96	96	13.1	82
	95	95	95	13	81
	94	94	94	12.1	80
	93	93	93	12	79
	92	92	92	11.1	78
	91	91	91	11	77
	90	90	90	10.1	76
	89	89	89	10	75
	88	88	88	9.1	74
	87	87	87	9	73
	86	86	86	8	72
	85	85	85	7.1	71
	84	84	84	7	70
	83	83	83	6.1	69
	81	82	81	6	68
	80	81	80	5.1	67
	79	80	79	5	66
	18	79	78	4	65
	17	78	77	3.2	64
	16	77	76	3.1	63
	15	76	75		62
	14	75	74		60
	13	74	73		58
	12	73	72		57
		72	71		56
		71	70		55
		70	69		54
		69	68		53
		68	67		52
		67	66		51
		66	65		50
		65	64		49
		64	63		48
		63	62		47
		62	61		46
		61	60		45
		60	59		44
		59	58		43
		58	57		42
		57	56		41
		56	55		40
		55	54		39
		54	53		38
		53	52		37
		52	51		36
		51	50		35
		50 (1,*)	49		34
		49 (1,*)	48		33
		48 (1,*)	47		32
		47 (1,*)	46		31
		46 (1,*)	45		30
		45 (1,*)	44		29
		44 (1,*)	43		28
		43 (1,*)	42		27
		42 (1,*)	41		26
		41 (1,*)	40		25
		40 (1,*)	39		24
		39 (1,*)	38		23
		38 (1,*)	37		22
		37 (1,*)	36		21
		36 (1,*)	35		20
		35 (1,*)	34		19
		34 (1,*)	33		18
		33 (1,*)	32		17
		32 (1,*)	31		16
		31 (1,*)	30		15
		30 (1,*)	29		12.1
		29 (1,*)	28		12
		28 (1,*)	27		11.6
		27 (1,*)	26		11.5
		26 (1,*)	25		11.1
		25 (1,*)	24		11
		24 (1,*)	23		10.6
		23 (1,*)	22		10.5
		22 (1,*)	21		10.0-10.1
		21 (1,*)	20		9.5-9.6
		20 (1,*)	19		9
		19 (1,*)	18
		18 (1,*)	17
		17 (1,*)	16
		16 (1,*)	15
		15 (1,*)	14
		14 (1,*)	13
		13 (1,*)	12
		12 (1,*)	11
		11 (1,*)	10
		10 (1,*)	9
		9 (1,*)	8
		8 (1,*)	7
		7 (1,*)	6
		6 (1,*)	5
		5 (1,*)	4
		4 (1,*)
		3.6
		3.5
		3
		2

Safari on iOS	Opera Mini	Android Browser	Blackberry Browser	Opera Mobile	Android Chrome	Android Firefox	IE Mobile	Android UC Browser	Samsung Internet	QQ Browser	Baidu Browser	KaiOS Browser
16.1
16.0	all	105	10	64	105	104	11	13.4	18.0	13.1	13.18	2.5 (1,*)
15.6		4.4.3-4.4.4	7	12.1			10		17.0
15.5		4.4		12					16.0
15.4		4.2-4.3		11.5					15.0
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15.2-15.3		4.1		11.1					14.0
15.0-15.1		4		11					13.0
14.5-14.8		3		10					12.0
14.0-14.4		2.3							11.1-11.2
13.4-13.7		2.2							10.1
13.3		2.1							9.2
13.2									8.2
13.0-13.1									7.2-7.4
12.2-12.5									6.2-6.4
12.0-12.1									5.0-5.4
11.3-11.4									4
11.0-11.2
10.3
10.0-10.2
9.3
9.0-9.2
8.1-8.4
8
7.0-7.1
6.0-6.1
5.0-5.1
4.2-4.3
4.0-4.1
3.2

Notes

For support of styling the actual placeholder text itself, see CSS ::placeholder

1. Partial support in Firefox refers to using the non-standard :-moz-placeholder name rather than :placeholder-shown.

2. Partial support in IE refers to using the non-standard :-ms-input-placeholder name rather than :placeholder-shown.

^* Partial support with prefix.

Resources

• WebKit commit
• Firefox bug