# Text area field - missing placeholder

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/text-area-field-missing-placeholder/16295>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [September 26, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/text-area-field-missing-placeholder/16295 "2020-09-26T20:43:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![frankofno](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/frankofno/32/3455_2.png) [@frankofno](https://forum.mautic.org/u/frankofno)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/text-area-field-missing-placeholder/16295/1 "2020-09-26T20:43:56Z")

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In a textarea field I am missing the placeholder. The scenario is setting up a contact form on a website with no labels but placeholders instead.

textarea field

![Screenshot 2020-09-26 at 22.38.27](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/mautic/original/2X/e/edbe8a26e32ec481fb3b8907d5582e0aaa9df5c7.png)

textfield

![Screenshot 2020-09-26 at 22.43.23](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/mautic/original/2X/2/22b53baa04122d2d297d187a2fbeba2e9e570aad.png)