| Browser | Screen reader | OS | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome 51 | VoiceOver | Mac OS 10.11 | Reads ”ellipse, insert at start of text, Search label, text” |
| Firefox 47 | VoiceOver | Mac OS 10.11 | Reads ”Search label, text” |
| Safari 9 | VoiceOver | Mac OS 10.11 | Reads ”ellipse, Search label, search text field” |
| IE10 | NVDA 2015.3 | Windows 8 | Reads ”Search label, edit, blank” |
| Chrome 46 | NVDA 2015.3 | Windows 8 | Reads ”Search label, edit, blank” |
| Firefox 41 | NVDA 2015.3 | Windows 8 | Reads ”Search label, editable, autocomplete, blank” |
| IE10 | JAWS 13 | Windows 8 | Reads ”Search label, edit, type in text” |
| Opera 36 | JAWS 13 | Windows 8 | Reads ”Search label, edit, ellipsis, ellipsis” |
| IE9 | JAWS 15 | Windows 7 | Reads ”Search label, edit, type in text” |
| IE9 | Window-Eyes 9.4 | Windows 7 | Reads ”Search label, edit” |
Comment: Chrome and Safari (Mac) seem to be the only browsers that read placeholder text, so far. Safari seems to still read the placeholder text even when there is another value inside the text field.