JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Laurent Dufour

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/3.2.1/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<input type="text" placeholder="&#xF002;"/>

CSS

::-webkit-input-placeholder { /* Chrome/Opera/Safari */
    font-family: FontAwesome;
}
::-moz-placeholder { /* Firefox 19+ */
    font-family: FontAwesome;
}
:-ms-input-placeholder { /* IE 10+ */
    font-family: FontAwesome;
    }
:-moz-placeholder { /* Firefox 18- */
    font-family: FontAwesome;
}