# Placing default text inside a field \[RESOLVED\]

**URL:** <https://community.gravityforms.com/t/placing-default-text-inside-a-field-resolved/13859>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Tags:** placeholder, default-text, placeholders\
**Created:** [November 11, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/placing-default-text-inside-a-field-resolved/13859 "2022-11-11T20:14:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![user62f2bc2ca064b187](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/8dc957/32.png) [@user62f2bc2ca064b187](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user62f2bc2ca064b187)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/placing-default-text-inside-a-field-resolved/13859/1 "2022-11-11T20:14:35Z")

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I’m trying to find a way to place default text inside a field. For instance, instead of placing the word “Message” above the field, I’d like to remove that (which I know I can hide - so that’s great) but I want my users to still see the word ‘Message’, just INSIDE the text area… and then this would disappear when people begin to type.

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**Author:** ![faisalahammad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.gravityforms.com/faisalahammad/32/13948_2.png) [@faisalahammad](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/faisalahammad)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/placing-default-text-inside-a-field-resolved/13859/2 "2022-11-12T19:09:06Z")

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Hi Matt,  
I hope you’re doing great. To hide the field label and add a placeholder, go to **Field Settings → Appearance**.

Then on the Placeholder box, you could type “Message” to add the text inside the text area field. From the bottom, pick the “Hidden” option from the Field Label Visibility.

So the field label will be hidden, and the word “Message” will be inside the box, and when you start typing, it’ll disappear.

Give it a try, and Let me know how that goes! 😄

Update: Sorry, I forgot to attach a screenshot. Here you go:

 ![CleanShot 2022-11-13 at 00.59.40@2x](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/gravityforms1/original/2X/1/1a3efd464142b5960574ad953f693cc43bf48f2a.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![user62f2bc2ca064b187](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/8dc957/32.png) [@user62f2bc2ca064b187](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user62f2bc2ca064b187)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/placing-default-text-inside-a-field-resolved/13859/3 "2022-11-12T20:28:56Z")

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YES! This is what I was looking for. I’m really new to this - its so simple, it was hard to find! lol… Thank you so much for the help!

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**Author:** ![faisalahammad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.gravityforms.com/faisalahammad/32/13948_2.png) [@faisalahammad](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/faisalahammad)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/placing-default-text-inside-a-field-resolved/13859/4 "2022-11-12T20:51:29Z")

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Glad to hear that. Don’t hesitate to create a new topic if you face any issues. You may close or mark this topic resolved. 😃

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/gravityforms1/original/2X/f/fef63f0599c45e0218c30d9f5d7ca8bff9b00189.png) [@system](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/placing-default-text-inside-a-field-resolved/13859/5 "2022-11-13T20:51:54Z")

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