---
title: placeholderAttributedString
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nstextfieldcell/placeholderattributedstring
---

# placeholderAttributedString

The placeholder text for the cell, specified as an attributed string.

## Declaration

```swift
@NSCopying var placeholderAttributedString: NSAttributedString? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Assigning a new value to this property also clears out any value set for the placeholderString property.

## See Also

### Managing Placeholder Strings

- [placeholderString](appkit/nstextfieldcell/placeholderstring.md)