Remove default text/placeholder present in html5 input element of type=date

Question

I am using html input element with type as date,

When I use above element it creates a default date format i.e.

Answer 1

this worked fine for me:

input[type=date]::-webkit-inner-spin-button,
  input[type=date]::-webkit-outer-spin-button {
    -webkit-appearance: none;
  }

  input[type=date] {
    -moz-appearance: textfield;
  }

Answer 2

This works for me in chrome as of Version 73.0.3683.103

::-webkit-datetime-edit { color: transparent; }
:focus::-webkit-datetime-edit { color: #000; }

I couldn't figure it out for Edge though so i changed it to this

input[type=date] { color: transparent !important; } 
.active input[type=date] { color: inherit !important; }

this may not be good for some of you but i was adding the class of active anyway as my labels hover of the input field until clicked and then i move them up out the way. Hence why i needed to not display the date placeholder while the label was over the input

Answer 3

The accepted answer doesn't seem to work anymore on latest chrome versions. Tested it on Version 50.0.2661.102 and didn't work.

Works by adding this instead:

.mdl-textfield:not(.is-dirty) input::-webkit-datetime-edit {
     color: transparent; 
}

input:focus::-webkit-datetime-edit {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .46) !important; 
}

Working sample

Source

Answer 4

<input name="date" type="text" onfocus="(this.type='date')" onblur="if(!this.value)this.type='text'">

Thank to Hai Nguyen.