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  • October 20, 2026
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Nicki
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I have a question about the text in Watermark, which appears in many controls. In the views, the text is shown in italics, but in the form the italics disappear. How can I get the italics in the form as well? I use the Style Profile. If I select the old .css file, it works fine, but we want to deprecate it.

Best answer by TinTex

If you are using Style Profile, you can put the following CSS in a .css file, host the .css file somewhere that is accessible, and then link to it via the Style Profile (Developer) tab as an external file:
 

/* 1. Target the specific ListBox watermark element with high specificity */
body .theme-entry .SourceCode-Forms-Controls-Web-ControlPack-ListBox div.listbox-watermark,
.theme-entry .SourceCode-Forms-Controls-Web-ControlPack-ListBox div.listbox-watermark,
.theme-entry div.listbox-watermark {
  font-style: italic !important;
}

/* 2. Target the Title/Label text in ListBoxes and Dropdowns */
.theme-entry .listBoxSelect.select .title,
.theme-entry .SourceCode-Forms-Controls-Web-ControlPack-ListBox .title,
.theme-entry .watermark .styling-font,
.theme-entry .watermark a.input-control {
  font-style: italic !important;
}

/* 3. Target standard input placeholders and general watermark classes */
.theme-entry ::placeholder,
.theme-entry .watermark,
.theme-entry .input-control-watermark,
.theme-entry .richtext-watermark-overlay {
  font-style: italic !important;
}

 

Not thoroughly tested, mileage may vary.

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  • October 20, 2026

If you are using Style Profile, you can put the following CSS in a .css file, host the .css file somewhere that is accessible, and then link to it via the Style Profile (Developer) tab as an external file:
 

/* 1. Target the specific ListBox watermark element with high specificity */
body .theme-entry .SourceCode-Forms-Controls-Web-ControlPack-ListBox div.listbox-watermark,
.theme-entry .SourceCode-Forms-Controls-Web-ControlPack-ListBox div.listbox-watermark,
.theme-entry div.listbox-watermark {
  font-style: italic !important;
}

/* 2. Target the Title/Label text in ListBoxes and Dropdowns */
.theme-entry .listBoxSelect.select .title,
.theme-entry .SourceCode-Forms-Controls-Web-ControlPack-ListBox .title,
.theme-entry .watermark .styling-font,
.theme-entry .watermark a.input-control {
  font-style: italic !important;
}

/* 3. Target standard input placeholders and general watermark classes */
.theme-entry ::placeholder,
.theme-entry .watermark,
.theme-entry .input-control-watermark,
.theme-entry .richtext-watermark-overlay {
  font-style: italic !important;
}

 

Not thoroughly tested, mileage may vary.

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Nicki
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  • October 21, 2026

Thank you, it works great.

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