Microform placeholder styling not working

thill-workd — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:20:15 GMT

The documentation here shows that you should be able to use the `::placeholder` selector to set the color of the placeholder text. I've tried setting this, and it seems to have zero effect. I've tested in Chromium based browsers as well as Firefox, but it doesn't seem like the property is getting passed through.

I'm using https://flex.cybersource.com/microform/bundle/v2/flex-microform.min.js and code very similar to the sample code on the documentation page I linked.

Is anybody else having this issue?

Re: Microform placeholder styling not working

thill-workd — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:47:35 GMT

I found the issue. Seems to be a bug where you also have to set the `:hover` style to something in order for it to work. I've tested changing JUST that, and with `:hover` it works, but without `:hover` it doesn't work.

I opened a support case and pointed this out. Maybe they'll fix it, but thought I'd mention it here in case others have the same issue.

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Microform placeholder styling not working

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