# How to set placeholder text for Gtk.jl widgets?

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**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question, guis\
**Created:** [November 4, 2017, 1:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-set-placeholder-text-for-gtk-jl-widgets/6874 "2017-11-04T13:58:48Z")\
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How do I set the grayed out background text that guides the user on what to input into say a textbox, `GtkEntry`?