if( !('placeholder' in document.createElement('input')) ){ $('input[placeholder],textarea[placeholder]').each(function(){ var that = $(this), text= that.attr('placeholder'); // console.log(text); if(that.val()===""){ that.val(text).addClass('placeholder'); } that.focus(function(){ if(that.val()===text){ that.val("").removeClass('placeholder'); } }).blur(function(){ if(that.val()===""){ that.val(text).addClass('placeholder'); } }).closest('form').submit(function(){ if(that.val() === text){ that.val(''); } }); }); }