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A bunch of sites mention support in IE9, but I assume this was something that appeared in the Betas, or RC. It doesn't appear to be supported in IE9 final. Can someone confirm this?

Randy the Dev
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No, placeholder text for form elements was never implemented for IE9. It is easily (and commonly) done with JavaScript.

Placeholder support was added in IE10.

EricLaw
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    Fortunately, there's a fix: http://kamikazemusic.com/quick-tips/jquery-html5-placeholder-fix/ (found here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6366021/placeholder-in-ie9) – Adam Grant Feb 23 '12 at 16:24