HTML Form How to - Textarea with background text








Question

We would like to know how to textarea with background text.

Answer


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style type='text/css'>
.wallpapered {<!--  w  w  w  . jav a 2 s. com-->
  width: 400px;
  height: 300px;
  position: relative;
  outline: 1px dashed blue;
}

.wallpapered textarea {
  width: inherit;
  height: inherit;
}

.wallpapered .background {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  color: gray;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
  <div class="wallpapered">
    <div class="background">Some background text...</div>
    <textarea></textarea>
  </div>
</body>
</html>

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