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Direct link to the article SVG Marching Ants
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SVG Marching Ants

Maxim Leyzerovich created the marching ants effect with some delectably simple SVG.…

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Chris Coyier on Oct 18, 2018
Direct link to the article Don’t Use The Placeholder Attribute
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Don’t Use The Placeholder Attribute

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Eric Bailey takes a hardline position on <input placeholder>.

You might be thinking, as I did: yeah, yeah I know the pitfalls. I’m capable of using placeholder responsibly. But when you look at all the negatives together:

  • Can’t be
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Shared by Chris Coyier on Jun 22, 2018
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Alternatives to Placeholder Text

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Andrew Coyle on when to use <input placeholder>:

  • Don’t use them as a label
  • Don’t use them as a secondary label
  • Don’t use them as example input
  • Don’t use them as helper text

Which amounts to pretty much: “Don’t …

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Shared by Chris Coyier on Dec 16, 2016
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