<style type="text/css">

/* Style placeholders with CSS */

/* Webkit */
::-webkit-input-placeholder {
color: #777; font-style: italic;
}
/* Firefox 4 - 18 */
:-moz-placeholder {
color: #777; font-style: italic;
}
/* Firefox 19+ */
::-moz-placeholder {
color: #777; font-style: italic;
}
/* IE 10+ */
:-ms-input-placeholder {
color: #777 !important; font-style: italic;
}
</style>