# \#gf\_placeholder

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## [Gravity Forms select options text not displaying (placeholder or selected text)](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/gravity-forms-select-options-text-not-displaying-placeholder-or-selected-text/16714)

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**Author:** [@user611f68f148052396](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user611f68f148052396)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/gravity-forms-select-options-text-not-displaying-placeholder-or-selected-text/16714 "2024-01-25T11:57:56Z")

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The select options are not showing on my Gravity form. When I inspect and set the font size and color to black it still doesn’t show so it doesn’t look like a simple CSS conflict. The only plugins on my site are Element…

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## [Styling "gf\_placeholder" in Version 2.6.3](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/styling-gf-placeholder-in-version-2-6-3/12852)

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**Author:** [@user619d35c14d1e0694](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user619d35c14d1e0694)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/styling-gf-placeholder-in-version-2-6-3/12852 "2022-06-17T16:26:43Z")

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Please help. What am I doing wrong? I tried everything in my css and it will not style. I used to do this kind of thing all the time. Here is what I want. I. Change the display of the placeholder. 2. Remove the placeho…