---
title: placeholder
framework: swiftui
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: swiftui/shapestyle/placeholder
---

# placeholder

A style appropriate for placeholder text.

## Declaration

```swift
static var placeholder: PlaceholderTextShapeStyle { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion For information about how to use shape styles, see ShapeStyle.

## See Also

### Semantic styles

- [foreground](swiftui/shapestyle/foreground.md)
- [background](swiftui/shapestyle/background.md)
- [selection](swiftui/shapestyle/selection.md)
- [separator](swiftui/shapestyle/separator.md)
- [tint](swiftui/shapestyle/tint.md)
- [link](swiftui/shapestyle/link.md)
- [fill](swiftui/shapestyle/fill.md)
- [windowBackground](swiftui/shapestyle/windowbackground.md)