Demo of textarea with placeholder

The placeholder is only a hint; keep a visible label for the control.

Tutorial on textarea DEMO of Min & Max Length Read Only Required AutoFocus

HTML

<textarea name='txtArea' rows="3" cols="50" 
placeholder='This is placeholder data as stored'></textarea>

<?Php
echo "</div><div class='col-md-4'>";
require "templates/side_for_ad.php";
echo "</div></div>";
require "../../templates/temp1/analytic-only.php";
?>