Change an HTML5 input's placeholder color with CSS

Question

Chrome supports the placeholder attribute on input[type=text] elements (others probably do too).

But the following CSS doesn\'t do anything

Answer 1

Here is the solution with CSS selectors

::-webkit-input-placeholder { /* WebKit, Blink, Edge */
    color:    #909;
}

:-moz-placeholder { /* Mozilla Firefox 4 to 18 */
   color:    #909;
   opacity:  1;
}

::-moz-placeholder { /* Mozilla Firefox 19+ */
   color:    #909;
   opacity:  1;
}

::-ms-input-placeholder { /* Microsoft Edge */
   color:    #909;
}

:-ms-input-placeholder { /* Internet Explorer 10-11 */
   color:    #909;
}

• WebKit, Blink (Safari, Google Chrome, Opera 15+) and Microsoft Edge are using a pseudo-element:
  ::-webkit-input-placeholder.
• Mozilla Firefox 4 to 18 is using a pseudo-class:
  :-moz-placeholder (one colon).
  Mozilla Firefox 19+ is using a pseudo-element:
  ::-moz-placeholder, but the old selector will still work for a while.
• Internet Explorer 10 and 11 are using a pseudo-class:
  :-ms-input-placeholder.
• Internet Explorer 9 and lower does not support the placeholder attribute at all, while Opera 12 and lower do not support any CSS selector for placeholders.