To show it, use the following −
<input placeholder = "Date" class = "textbox-n" type = "text" onfocus = "(this.type = 'date')" id = "date">
You can also go for CSS −
input[type="date"]::before{ color: #ffffff; content: attr(placeholder) ": "; } input[type="date"]:focus::before { content: "" !important; }