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:placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class

Form elements sometimes provides a hint to the user on type of input they should give. Example, the HTML5 placeholder attribute. :input:placeholder-shown matches an element that is showing such placeholder text.

Last updated on : 2025-11-11

Browser Versions

Edge

Firefox

Chrome

Safari

Opera

5.5 - 9

10 - 11

12 - 18

79 - 142

2 - 3

4 - 50

51 - 147

4 - 46

47 - 145

3.2 - 8

9.1 - 26.2

9.5 - 33

34 - 122

Fully Supported

Partially

No Support

Browser Compatibility

:placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class on IE is partially supported on 10-11, and not supported on 5.5-9 IE versions.

:placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class on Edge is fully supported on 79-142, and not supported on 12-18 Edge versions.

:placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class on Firefox is fully supported on 51-147, partially supported on 4-50, and not supported on 2-3 Firefox versions.

:placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class on Chrome is fully supported on 47-145, and not supported on 4-46 Chrome versions.

:placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class on Safari is fully supported on 9.1-26.2, and not supported on 3.2-8 Safari versions.

:placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class on Opera is fully supported on 34-122, and not supported on 9.5-33 Opera versions.

:placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class on Safari on iOS is fully supported on 9.3-26.1, and not supported on 3.2-8 Safari on iOS versions.

:placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class on Android Browser is fully supported on 97-142, and not supported on 2.3-4 Android Browser versions.

:placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class on Opera Mobile is fully supported on 64-80, and not supported on 10-12 Opera Mobile versions.

:placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class on Chrome for Android is fully supported on all Chrome for Android versions.

:placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class on Firefox for Android is fully supported on all Firefox for Android versions.

:placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class on Samsung Internet is fully supported on 5-29, and not supported on 4-4 Samsung Internet versions.

Browser Support for :placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class

:placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class on Chrome

:placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class on Safari

:placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class on Firefox

:placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class on Internet Explorer

:placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class on Opera

:placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class on Edge

References

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Overall Browser Compatibility Score

Note::placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class shows a browser compatibility score of 97. This is a collective score out of 100 to represent browser support of a web technology. The higher this score is, the greater is the browser compatibility. The browser compatibility score is not a 100% reflection for every browser and the web technology support. However, it does give you an estimate on how much you should rely on a particular web technology in terms of browser compatibility.

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