Remove default text/placeholder present in html5 input element of type=date

Question

I am using html input element with type as date,

When I use above element it creates a default date format i.e.

Answer 1

I had similar problem with datetime-local, this worked for me, maybe someone can use it. Text input is much easier than datetime to style

type='text' required='' onfocus="this.type='datetime-local'" onblur="if(this.value==='')this.type='text'"