Title: can't see input text
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# can't see input text

 *  [curtismulder72](https://wordpress.org/support/users/curtismulder72/)
 * (@curtismulder72)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-see-input-text/)
 * My theme footer is black. The input-field text box is white, and the input text
   color is also white. And so, when a user attempts to type in their email address
   to subscribe, they can’t see what they’re typing.
 * [http://www.ekklesiaraleigh.org/](http://www.ekklesiaraleigh.org/) scroll down
   to the footer and you will see what I mean. How can I change the color of the
   input text?
 * thanks!
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 *  [mc_tak](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mc_tak/)
 * (@mc_tak)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-see-input-text/#post-3429783)
 * Hey Curtis,
 * Thanks for swinging by the forums! In taking a look at the sign up form on your
   site, I’m seeing that the input text is currently black, with the background 
   of the field white, so the text does appear visible. It’s possible that you may
   have already resolved this issue, but I’ll go ahead and outline the steps to 
   do so, in case you’d like to make further changes!
 * Changing that input text color would require adding a bit of CSS code to your
   stylesheet. You can access your WordPress theme’s stylesheet by going to the 
   WordPress admin area, then going to Appearance > Editor. Then, select the main
   stylesheet (this is generally called style.css).
 * From there, add this line of code to the end of your stylesheet:
 *     ```
       #mc_signup_form .mc_input{
            color: black;
       }
       ```
   
 * This targets the input fields in the sign up form specifically. If you have any
   questions, just let us know!
 * -tk
 *  [noirtribe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/noirtribe/)
 * (@noirtribe)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-see-input-text/#post-3429868)
 * hi Tk,
    I’m having a similar problem, however your solution didn’t work for me.
   My theme won’t accept plugins, so I entered the code onto the page:
 * [http://www.immortalgamefilm.com/downloads](http://www.immortalgamefilm.com/downloads)
 * You’ll see I changed the background color, but I can’t manage to change the input
   text from white. I’d love to change it to black.
 * Is there code I can add directly to the page? I tried the code you supplied, 
   but changed it to:
 * #mc_embed_signup_input{
    color: black; }
 * ….but that didn’t work.
 * I hope you can help!
    Thanks! Amber
 *  [mc_tak](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mc_tak/)
 * (@mc_tak)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-see-input-text/#post-3429869)
 * Hello!
 * Thanks for posting. In taking a look at the site’s form now, I can see that it’s
   displaying as black text, so it looks like you may have already figured this 
   solution out!
 * Just for reference, here’s the solution to the problem (credit to your css! 🙂)
 *     ```
       #mc_embed_signup input {
       color: black;
       }
       ```
   
 * Let us know if you have anymore questions.
 * -tk
 *  [noirtribe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/noirtribe/)
 * (@noirtribe)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-see-input-text/#post-3429870)
 * Thank you, I got another response a little earlier.
 * Thanks again!
    Amber

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