Top 6 jQuery HTML5 Placeholder Plugins
1. Placeholdem
A JavaScript plugin that animates placeholder carets on inputs and textareas. The placeholder value will incrementally delete on focus, and restore on blur.
2. jQuery Label Better
Label your form input like a boss with this plugin, using beautiful animations and without taking up space.
3. Placeholder
This plugin uses different implementations of HTML5 placeholder polyfills/shims for different use cases. Check out a demo.
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4. HTML5 Placeholder jQuery Plugin
A jQuery plugin that enables HTML5 placeholder behavior for browsers that aren’t trying hard enough yet. Check out a demo.
5. jQuery Placeholder Plugin
This is a simple plugin for jQuery that provides support for the HTML5 placeholder attribute in browsers that do not already support it.
6. jQuery Placeholder Enhanced
Placeholder Enhanced enhances the HTML5 placeholder attribute by providing cross-browser support & styling. Check out a demo.