Display the placeholder text of a number field:
var x = document.getElementById("myNumber").placeholder;
Click the button to display the placeholder text of the number field.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <input type="number" id="myNumber" placeholder="Favorite Number"> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() {// w ww. j a v a 2s . co m var x = document.getElementById("myNumber").placeholder; document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x; } </script> </body> </html>