Change an input’s HTML5 placeholder color with CSS

Today, We will play with some more interesting CSS style properties for HTML5 INPUT placeholder styling. Let’s explore, how to style placeholder text within INPUT elements with some unique CSS code. In previous articles, we have already covered some beautiful CSS effects on INPUT [type=button] and Input [type=text].
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What is Placeholder?

The placeholder attribute specifies a short hint that describes the expected value of an input field (e.g. a sample value or a short description of the expected format). The short hint is displayed in the input field before the user enters a value. The placeholder attribute works with the following input types: text, search, url, tel, email, and password.  The placeholder attribute is new in HTML5 read more @ http://www.css-jquery-design.com/…

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