Text in HTML Field to disappear when clicked?

Question

I can easily create a html input field that has text already in it. But when the user clicks on the input field the text doesn\'t disappears but stays there. The user then h

Answer 1

What you want to do is use the HTML5 attribute placeholder which lets you set a default value for your input box:

This should achieve what you're looking for. However, be careful because the placeholder attribute is not supported in Internet Explorer 9 and earlier versions.