Removes the "Search" placeholder text from YouTube’s search box for a cleaner, minimal look.
// ==UserScript==
// @name Remove YouTube Searchbox Placeholder
// @namespace https://violentmonkey.github.io/
// @version 1.0
// @description Removes the "Search" placeholder text from YouTube’s search box for a cleaner, minimal look.
// @author Alyssa B. Morton
// @license MIT
// @match *://*.youtube.com/*
// @run-at document-idle
// @homepageURL https://greasyfork.org/en/users/1389344-alyssa-b-morton
// @supportURL https://greasyfork.org/en/users/1389344-alyssa-b-morton/feedback
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// ==/UserScript==
(() => {
'use strict';
const removePlaceholder = () => {
const input = document.querySelector('input.ytSearchboxComponentInput[placeholder="Search"], input.yt-searchbox-input[placeholder="Search"]');
if (input) {
input.removeAttribute('placeholder');
return true;
}
return false;
};
// Try immediately
if (!removePlaceholder()) {
// Fallback: watch for late-loaded input
const observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
if (removePlaceholder()) observer.disconnect();
});
observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
}
})();