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@@ -14,6 +14,31 @@ This extension provides placeholder support. Give your users an idea what they s
 npm install @tiptap/extension-placeholder
 ```
 
+### Additional Setup
+Placeholders are displayed with the help of CSS.
+
+**Display a Placeholder only for the first line in an empty editor.**
+```
+.ProseMirror p.is-editor-empty:first-child::before {
+  color: #adb5bd;
+  content: attr(data-placeholder);
+  float: left;
+  height: 0;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+```
+**Display Placeholders on every new line.**
+```
+.ProseMirror p.is-empty::before {
+  color: #adb5bd;
+  content: attr(data-placeholder);
+  float: left;
+  height: 0;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+```
+
+
 ## Settings
 
 ### emptyEditorClass