JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Vuthy Sok

HTML

<input type="text" placeholder="Email Address" class="form-control">

JavaScript

if (jQuery.browser.msie && jQuery.browser.version.substr(0, 1) < 9) { // ie7&ie8
            jQuery('input[placeholder], textarea[placeholder]').each(function () {
                var input = jQuery(this);

                jQuery(input).val(input.attr('placeholder'));

                jQuery(input).focus(function () {
                    if (input.val() == input.attr('placeholder')) {
                        input.val('');
                    }
                });

                jQuery(input).blur(function () {
                    if (input.val() == '' || input.val() == input.attr('placeholder')) {
                        input.val(input.attr('placeholder'));
                    }
                });
            });
        }