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HTML

<div class="test" placeholder="Type something..." contenteditable="true"></div>

CSS

.test {
    width: 500px;
    height: 70px;
    background: #f5f5f5;
    border: 1px solid #ddd;
    padding: 5px;
}

.test[placeholder]:empty:before {
    content: attr(placeholder);
    color: #555; 
}