---
title: placeholder
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uitextfield/placeholder
---

# placeholder

The string that displays when there is no other text in the text field.

## Declaration

```swift
var placeholder: String? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This value is nil by default. The placeholder string is drawn using a system-defined color.

## See Also

### Configuring the text attributes

- [text](uikit/uitextfield/text.md)
- [attributedText](uikit/uitextfield/attributedtext.md)
- [attributedPlaceholder](uikit/uitextfield/attributedplaceholder.md)
- [defaultTextAttributes](uikit/uitextfield/defaulttextattributes.md)
- [font](uikit/uitextfield/font.md)
- [textColor](uikit/uitextfield/textcolor.md)
- [textAlignment](uikit/uitextfield/textalignment.md)
- [typingAttributes](uikit/uitextfield/typingattributes.md)
- [UITextField.BorderStyle](uikit/uitextfield/borderstyle-swift.enum.md)