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<!DOCTYPE html>

<html lang=en>

<head>

  <meta charset=UTF-8>

  <meta name=viewport content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">

  <title>placeholder — textarea</title>

  <style>body{font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;margin:0;padding:1.5rem;background:#f8fafc;color:#334155;line-height:1.7}h1{margin:0 0 .75rem;font-size:1.25rem;color:#0f172a}label{display:block;margin-bottom:.35rem;font-weight:500;font-size:.875rem}textarea{width:100%;max-width:420px;padding:.5rem .65rem;font:inherit;border:1px solid #cbd5e1;border-radius:6px;resize:vertical;min-height:100px}.hint{font-size:.8125rem;color:#64748b;margin-top:.5rem}</style>

</head>

<body>

  <h1>textarea placeholder</h1>

  <label for=message>Your message:</label>

  <textarea id=message name=message rows=4 placeholder="Describe your issue in detail…"></textarea>

  <p class=hint>Start typing — the placeholder hint disappears.</p>

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HTML placeholder Attribute — textarea