Remove YouTube Searchbox Placeholder

Removes the "Search" placeholder text from YouTube’s search box for a cleaner, minimal look.

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K instalaci tohoto skriptu si budete muset nainstalovat rozšíření jako Tampermonkey nebo Violentmonkey.

K instalaci tohoto skriptu si budete muset nainstalovat rozšíření jako Tampermonkey nebo Violentmonkey.

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You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

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// ==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 });
  }
})();