{
  "title":"input placeholder attribute",
  "description":"Method of setting placeholder text for text-like input fields, to suggest the expected inserted information.",
  "spec":"https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/forms.html#attr-input-placeholder",
  "status":"ls",
  "links":[
    {
      "url":"http://www.zachleat.com/web/placeholder/",
      "title":"Article on usage"
    },
    {
      "url":"https://github.com/mathiasbynens/jquery-placeholder",
      "title":"Polyfill"
    },
    {
      "url":"https://raw.github.com/phiggins42/has.js/master/detect/form.js#input-attr-placeholder",
      "title":"has.js test"
    },
    {
      "url":"http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/html/attributes/placeholder",
      "title":"WebPlatform Docs"
    },
    {
      "url":"https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=24626",
      "title":"Issue 24626: Placeholder text for an input type="
    }
  ],
  "bugs":[
    {
      "description":"Internet Explorer 10 and 11 do not show the placeholder when the field is focused, even if the field is empty."
    },
    {
      "description":"Internet Explorer 10 and 11 fire the input event when an input field with a placeholder [is focused](https://connect.microsoft.com/IE/feedback/details/885747/ie-11-fires-the-input-event-when-a-input-field-with-placeholder-is-focused) or on page load when the placeholder [contains certain characters](http://jsfiddle.net/yiminghe/fm3rckaz/), like Chinese. "
    },
    {
      "description":"IE 10, 11 & above can accidentally [show placeholder attributes on textareas as their actual value](https://connect.microsoft.com/IE/feedback/details/811408/ie10-11-a-textareas-placeholder-text-becomes-its-actual-value-when-using-innertext-innerhtml-or-outerhtml) when using `innerHTML`, etc.\r\n"
    }
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    "1":"Partial support refers to lacking placeholder support on textarea elements."
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}