Is it possible to read the CSS properties applied to input placeholders?

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Is it possible to read the CSS properties applied to input placeholders using Javascript or Chrome dev tools?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:10

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You must enable the shadow dom on the general tab on your Dev-Tools settings:

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Now you can inspect the placeholder in the shadow dom:

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Ciao Ralf

edited May 23 '17 at 10:10

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answered Mar 18 '15 at 15:28

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