HTML5 Form Text Placeholders - Do they have a CSS pseudo-class?

Question

Reading an article about HTML5, it occurs to me that while placeholders are incredibly useful in form usability, if they can not be targeted with CSS without javascript, they really are a baby step.

So can I target the placeholder in CSS to look differently from inputted text?

Answer 1

Webkit uses a ::-webkit-input-placeholder pseudoelement. Moz uses a :-moz-placeholder pseudoclass.