---
title: "Placeholder Value"
description: "Learn how to use placeholder values in input fields to enhance user experience in Contentstack entries with step-by-step guidance."
url: "https://www.contentstack.com/docs/headless-cms/placeholder-value"
product: "Contentstack"
doc_type: "guide"
audience:
  - developers
  - admins
version: "current"
last_updated: "2026-08-12"
---

# Placeholder Value

The **Placeholder Value** enables you to provide a hint text about the values that need to be entered in an input field. On the [entry](/docs/headless-cms/about-entries) page, this text is visible inside the input area, and disappears once the user starts typing in the field.

For example, for a **Name** ([Group](/docs/headless-cms/group)) field, you have two fields for **First** and **Last** name, you can use placeholder values for both the fields. After you configure these fields and [create an entry](/docs/headless-cms/create-an-entry), you will see this property on the entry page as shown below:

![placeholder-value.png](https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt2d43f51baca745a8/blt337a21b0e36a7c44/65cedcd8c3164b6cbeb472d7/placeholder-value.png)