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How to show a default value in apex:inputText so that when user enters the text box the value should disappear like it does in this HTML:

<input type="{!username}"  id="username" placeholder="Username"/>
<input type="{!password}"  id="password" placeholder="Password" />

Can anyone please suggest how to implement this in Visualforce?

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  • How can we change the color of placeholder text
    – user42978
    Mar 15, 2017 at 19:22

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Reset to default
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You can use the recently introduced pass through attributes for this:

<apex:inputText value="{!username}" id="username" html-placeholder="Username"/>
<apex:inputSecret value="{!password}" id="password" html-placeholder="Password"/>

PS Cool page that lets you know Can I use input placeholder attribute?

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    I always forget about this feature. Great answer
    – Chris Duncombe
    Nov 8, 2013 at 15:33

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