How to modify the color of placeholder with CSS

Method: First use the "::placeholder" selector to select the element that needs to be modified; then add the "color:color value;" style to the element. Note that placeholder is a new selector in CSS3 and requires different prefixes ("-ms-", "-webkit-", etc.) in different browsers.

The operating environment of this tutorial: Windows7 system, CSS3&&HTML5 version, Dell G3 computer.

The placeholder attribute is a new attribute in HTML5. Its function is to describe the prompt information of the expected value of the input field.

How to modify the color of the placeholder?

But there are certain problems Browser compatibility issues, taking chorme as an example:

The selector corresponding to the chorme browser isinput::-webkit-input-placeholder

The effect is as follows:

The selectors for other browsers are as follows:

input::-webkit-input-placeholder { /* WebKit, Blink, Edge */ color : red; } :-moz-placeholder { /* Mozilla Firefox 4 to 18 */ color : red; } ::-moz-placeholder { /* Mozilla Firefox 19+ */ color : red; } input:-ms-input-placeholder { /* Internet Explorer 10-11 */ color : red; } input::-ms-input-placeholder { /* Microsoft Edge */ color : red; }

• WebKit, Blink, Edge browsers, etc. need to bring the -webkit- prefix, and it is Double colon, you should also write it with input
• . For Firefox browser, there are two ways to write it, both of which need to be prefixed with -moz-. Lower versions of Firefox use colons (:), while higher versions use double colons (::); Firefox does not require input.
• The placeholder attribute is only supported in IE10. IE10 and IE11 are written with -ms- prefix, using a colon (:), and need to bring input

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