# How do I add placeholder text to my Swiftype search box

**URL:** <https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-do-i-add-placeholder-text-to-my-swiftype-search-box/161>\
**Category:** Styling\
**Created:** [April 8, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-do-i-add-placeholder-text-to-my-swiftype-search-box/161 "2016-04-08T22:45:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/swiftype/original/1X/fd652d1735c60057fa71c371375511028f9a1832.png) [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-do-i-add-placeholder-text-to-my-swiftype-search-box/161/1 "2016-04-08T22:45:08Z")

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> **I would like to have a search box that has a text placeholder reading _“Type here to search”_ or something similar so that users know what that box is all about. I am styling it as a simple square box so no icon will be displayed.**

> **Can this be done and how?**

Definitely! This is achievable with the HTML5 [placeholder](http://diveintohtml5.info/forms.html#placeholder) attribute.

Just add the placeholder attribute to your search input field, like so:

```auto
<input type="text" id="st-search-input" class="st-search-input" placeholder="Type here to search..."/>

```