HTML DOM Input Number placeholder property

Input Number placeholder property

To modify the prompt text for the number field:

document.getElementById("myNumber").placeholder = "Amount";

The placeholder property is used to set or return the placeholder property value of the number field.

The placeholder property provides a hint that describes the expected value of the input field.

The prompt appears when the input field is empty and disappears when the field gets focus.

HTML DOM Input Number placeholder property

All major browsers support the placeholder property.

Note: Internet Explorer 9 and earlier versions of IE do not support the use of the type-"number" property for the element of the .lt;input>

Return to the placeholder property:

numberObject .placeholder

Set the placeholder property:

numberObject .placeholder= text

value	describe
text	Describe the expected value prompt information of the Number field (a word or a phrase)

Return value:	String, which indicates the expected value of the number field

Show tips for the number field:

var x = document.getElementById("myNumber").placeholder;

x The output is:

Quantity