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Don’t put hints inside text boxes in web forms

Caroline Jarrett 20 January 2026 21 March 2010
Don’t put hints inside text boxes in web forms

When you are making a digital form, is it OK to put a hint inside a text box? The short version of my advice: don’t do it! Hint text is rarely effective as a way of helping users, but insteadContinue reading… Don’t put hints inside text boxes in web forms

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