<form>
  <div>
    <label for="name">Your Name</label>
    <input type="text" placeholder="John Smith" id="name" name="name">
  </div>
  
  <div>
    <label for="name" class="left-label">Your Name</label>
    <input type="text" class="example-two" placeholder="John Smith" id="name" name="name">
  </div>
</form>
[placeholder]:focus::-webkit-input-placeholder {
  transition: opacity 0.5s 0.5s ease; 
  opacity: 0;
}

.example-two:focus::-webkit-input-placeholder {
  transition: text-indent 0.5s 0.5s ease; 
  text-indent: -100%;
  opacity: 1;
}

body {
  background: #f06d06;
  text-align: center;
}
form {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 20px;
}
label {
  display: block;
  text-align: left;
  font: bold 0.8em Sans-Serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.left-label {
  float: left;
  padding: 8px 5px 0 0;
}
input[type=text] {
  padding: 5px;
  text-indent: 0;
}
form div {
  margin: 20px;
  clear: both;
  text-align: left;
}

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