FieldHintStyle
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FieldHintStyle
Details

- An option setting FieldHintStyle->spec in an InputField specifies that the field hint of the InputField should be displayed as Style[contents,spec].
- Any style specification used in Style can be used as a setting for FieldHintStyle.
- Typical forms of settings include:
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"style" a named style from the current stylesheets {opt1->val1,…} a list of explicit option settings {"style",opt1->val1,…} a named style modified by option settings - Color directives such as Red, as well as text specifications such as Bold or Small, can be given in place of options, just as in Style.
- Any outside styles not explicitly overridden by settings in FieldHintStyle will still be used.
- FieldHintStyle is effectively applied after DefaultFieldHintStyle.
- Style specifications given in FieldHintStyle are typically added to default specifications given in the current stylesheet.
- For an object of type obj, the default style specifications are typically those associated with a style named "obj".
Examples
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Properties & Relations (1)Properties of the function, and connections to other functions
FieldSize will use the larger of FieldHintStyle and BaseStyle to calculate its size:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0k7z4xxuehdpa-i6gkjk

In some cases, it can make the hint look too small, or in some cases make the text look too small:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0k7z4xxuehdpa-l7hlvo

Possible Issues (1)Common pitfalls and unexpected behavior
The default stylesheet applies transparency to all field hints even if you change the color:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0k7z4xxuehdpa-l84ayd

To override the transparency setting, specify Opacity:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0k7z4xxuehdpa-dm0l46

Wolfram Research (2010), FieldHintStyle, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FieldHintStyle.html.
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Wolfram Research (2010), FieldHintStyle, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FieldHintStyle.html.
Wolfram Research (2010), FieldHintStyle, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FieldHintStyle.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2010. "FieldHintStyle." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FieldHintStyle.html.
Wolfram Language. 2010. "FieldHintStyle." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FieldHintStyle.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2010). FieldHintStyle. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FieldHintStyle.html
Wolfram Language. (2010). FieldHintStyle. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FieldHintStyle.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_fieldhintstyle, author="Wolfram Research", title="{FieldHintStyle}", year="2010", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FieldHintStyle.html}", note=[Accessed: 06-June-2025
]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_fieldhintstyle, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={FieldHintStyle}, year={2010}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FieldHintStyle.html}, note=[Accessed: 06-June-2025
]}