Use placeholder Attributes as Label.
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| <!doctype html> | |
| <html> | |
| <head> | |
| <meta charset="utf-8"> | |
| <style> | |
| [placeholder] { position: relative; } | |
| /* not functional - attr(...) is not part of the shadow-dom parent element :-/; | |
| [placeholder]::-webkit-input-placeholder::before { position: absolute; display: block; content: attr(placeholder); bottom: -1.5em; left: 0; color: #000; } | |
| */ | |
| /* but this is functional - in webkit Browsers */ | |
| [placeholder]::-webkit-input-placeholder::before { position: absolute; display: block; content: "Hi there"; bottom: -1.5em; left: 0; color: #000; } | |
| </style> | |
| </head> | |
| <body> | |
| <form><input placeholder="fancy label" type="text"></form> | |
| </body> | |
| </html> |
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I created this as an experiment after reading http://laurakalbag.com/labels-in-input-fields-arent-such-a-good-idea/ - but this webkit only and leading nowhere, I can't access the placeholder attribute value from my custom label.