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:placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class Browser Compatibility On Safari

Last updated on :2023-03-20

Note:

:placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class is Fully Supported on Safari. If you use :placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class on your website or web app, you can double-check that by testing your website’s URL on Safari with LambdaTest. The features should work fine.

Overview

Form elements sometimes provides a hint to the user on type of input they should give. Example, the HTML5 placeholder attribute. :input:placeholder-shown matches an element that is showing such placeholder text.

Support on latest Safari

Here is the support for :placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class for the latest version of Safari.The latest version of Safari is Safari 16.4 for which it is fully supported.

Safari version: 16.4

Fully Supported

Support on previous Safari versions

Here’s the support for :placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class across all versions of Safari:

Safari versions: 16.4-9.1

Fully Supported

Safari versions: 8-3.2

Not supported

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Why Test on Safari?

To make a right testing strategy it's important to understand how many users are actually using the Safari browser
To help you build the right browser testing matrix, here's the overall marketshare of both Safari browser the various versions.

TOP Safari BROWSERS (Jan 2021 - Jan 2022)

Browser Version

% Share

Release Date

Safari iPhone

14.64

2024-11-19

Safari 15.6

1.64

2024-11-19

Safari iPad

0.7

2024-11-19

Safari 16

0.5

2024-11-19

Safari 13.1

0.31

2024-11-19

Safari 14.1

0.31

2024-11-19

Other

2.2

Data Source: Statcounter.com

ALL DESKTOP BROWSERS (Jan 2021 - Jan 2022)

Browsers

% Share

Chrome

65.24

Safari

19.06

Edge

4.39

Firefox

3.07

Samsung Internet

2.7

Opera

2.5

Other

3.04

Data Source: Statcounter.com

Browser Support for :placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class

Medium

Browser Support For IE Versions

Fully

11-10

Partially

9-5.5

Not Supported

Edge

High

Browser Support For Edge Versions

111-79

Fully

Partially

18-12

Not Supported

Firefox

High

Browser Support For Firefox Versions

113-51

Fully

50-4

Partially

3-2

Not Supported

Chrome

High

Browser Support For Chrome Versions

114-47

Fully

Partially

46-4

Not Supported

Safari

High

Browser Support For Safari Versions

16.4-9.1

Fully

Partially

8-3.2

Not Supported

Opera

High

Browser Support For Opera Versions

95-34

Fully

Partially

33-9.5

Not Supported

Safari on iOS

High

Browser Support For Safari on iOS Versions

16.4-9.3

Fully

Partially

8-3.2

Not Supported

Android Browser

High

Browser Support For Android Browser Versions

111-97

Fully

Partially

4-2.1

Not Supported

Opera Mobile

High

Browser Support For Opera Mobile Versions

73-64

Fully

Partially

12-10

Not Supported

Chrome for Android

High

Browser Support For Chrome for Android Versions

111-97

Fully

Partially

Not Supported

Firefox for Android

High

Browser Support For Firefox for Android Versions

110-95

Fully

Partially

Not Supported

Samsung Internet

High

Browser Support For Samsung Internet Versions

20-5

Fully

Partially

4-4

Not Supported

About Safari

Safari is a popular web browser developed and maintained by the Apple Inc., and available for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. It succeeded Internet Explorer for Mac as the default web browser for Macintosh computers. Yup, you got that right! Earlier macOS used to have Internet Explorer, but Safari changed that. A Windows compatible version of the Safari browser was also offered from 2007 to 2010.

The Safari browser is considered to be the best way to experience the Internet through an Apple devices. It brings robust customisation options, powerful privacy protections, and industry-leading battery life—so you can browse whenever and however you like. And no browser is faster than Safari.

How To Download Safari Browser?

To download the latest version of Safari, you can check the official Apple support.

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