How to change placeholder color in React js?

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To change placeholder color in react js, you can set color: pink; in .custom-input::placeholder. It will change placeholder color in react js.

Today, I am going to show you, how to change placeholder color in react js.

Table of contents

• Install and create a new React app.
• Import react component.
• Create a Component.

Let’s start with the first step.

Step 1: Install and create a new React app.

First you have to install the React project. You should use create-react-app command to create a new React project.

npx create-react-app my-app
cd my-app
npm start

Step 2: Import react component.

After installing, you have to import your React component.

import React from "react";

Step 3: Create a Component.

You can use .custom-input::placeholder to change placeholder color in react js.

<div>
    <input
      style={inputStyle}
      placeholder="Enter your text here..."
        // Add the placeholder style using inline CSS-in-JS
      className="custom-input"
      />
    <style>{`
        .custom-input::placeholder {
          color: pink;
        }
      `}</style>
</div>

Change placeholder color example.

The below code is an example of a React. You have to import react and set color: pink; in .custom-input::placeholder to change placeholder color in react js.

App.js

import React from "react";

function App() {
  const inputStyle = {
    color: "black", // Text color
    fontSize: "16px",
  };

  return (
    <div>
      <input
        style={inputStyle}
        placeholder="Enter your text here..."
        // Add the placeholder style using inline CSS-in-JS
        className="custom-input"
      />
      <style>{`
        .custom-input::placeholder {
          color: pink;
        }
      `}</style>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

In the above code example, I have used the color: pink; to change placeholder color in react js.

Check the output of the above code.

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