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Asked: 2026-06-19T04:47:33+00:00

I have the following code in my .cshtml: @Html.TextArea(txtComments, new { style = width:

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I have the following code in my .cshtml:

 @Html.TextArea("txtComments", new { style = "width: 450px;", placeholder = "Enter Comments here" })

But the placeholder is not displaying at all. Am I missing something?

Source:

<textarea cols="20" id="txtComments" name="txtComments" placeholder="Enter Comments here" rows="2" style="width: 450px;">
</textarea>
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  1. Editorial Team

    Put an @ before the style and placerholder, like so, maybe even put htmlAttributes: before it.

    @Html.TextArea("txtComments", htmlAttributes: new { @style = "width: 450px;", @placeholder = "Enter Comments here" })

    And this is the exact output I get:

    <textarea cols="20" id="txtComments" name="txtComments" placeholder="Enter Comments here" rows="2" style="width: 450px;"></textarea>

    If this shows a placeholder but it still isn’t showing, make sure you’re using an up-to-date web browser, you can find a list of the supported browsers here: http://caniuse.com/input-placeholder

    < IE10 does not support it.

    If you do need support in those browsers, maybe this solution will help you: http://webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/cross-browser-html5-placeholder-text

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