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title: "Comment by Shad Mirza on \"CSS :placeholder-shown class\" | Hashnode"
description: "Helpful tip. I wonder what could a real-world use-case of this 🤔?"
url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/css-placeholder-shown-class/5fbb3d1431929914d8ad6ba9/comment/5fbb47c4faba48183e280710"
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[Discussion](https://hashnode.com/posts/css-placeholder-shown-class/5fbb3d1431929914d8ad6ba9)

Comment [CSS :placeholder-shown class](https://hashnode.com/posts/css-placeholder-shown-class/5fbb3d1431929914d8ad6ba9)

[Shad Mirza](https://hashnode.com/@iamshadmirza)

[Nov 23, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/css-placeholder-shown-class/5fbb3d1431929914d8ad6ba9/comment/5fbb47c4faba48183e280710)

Helpful tip. I wonder what could a real-world use-case of this 🤔?

[Chris Bongers](https://hashnode.com/@dailydevtips)

[Nov 23, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/css-placeholder-shown-class/5fbb3d1431929914d8ad6ba9/comment/5fbb47c4faba48183e280710#reply-5fbb4882faba48183e28073f)

Thanks, Mohd,

You could technically use it to showcase required fields that have no value.

Might not be enough in UX, but def a helpful argument. You could also do extensive extra css art if you're into that.

[Shad Mirza](https://hashnode.com/@iamshadmirza)

[Nov 23, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/css-placeholder-shown-class/5fbb3d1431929914d8ad6ba9/comment/5fbb47c4faba48183e280710#reply-5fbb49904609e7186f85599e)

[Chris Bongers](https://hashnode.com/@dailydevtips) Yess, definitely. Thanks