diff --git a/chip-list.js b/chip-list.js
index abb7e5e..75ca7bb 100644
--- a/chip-list.js
+++ b/chip-list.js
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class ChipList extends IgniteElement {
     get properties() {
         return {
             items: null,
+            placeholder: null,
             editing: false,
             input: null,
             searchBox: null,
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ class ChipList extends IgniteElement {
                 { id: 502, corporation: "Starbucks", content: "Starbucks #1, Spokane WA" },
                 { id: 503, corporation: "Starbucks", content: "Starbucks #2, Spokane WA" }
             ],
-            searchEmpty: "No results found.",
+            searchPlaceholder: "No results found.",
             searchFooter: null,
             blurTimeout: null,
             documentListener: null
@@ -71,10 +72,13 @@ class ChipList extends IgniteElement {
             .style("position", "relative")
             .class(this.editing, value => { return value ? "editing" : null })
             .child(
+                new span(this.placeholder).hide([this.editing, this.items], (editing, items) => {
+                    return editing || (items != null && items.length > 0);
+                }),
                 new list(this.items, (item) => {
                     return new Chip()
                         .id(item.id)
-                        .property("onDelete", () => { this.items = this.items.filter(needle => needle != item) })
+                        .property("onDelete", () => { this.items = this.items.filter(needle => needle != item); })
                         .child(item.content);
                 }),
                 new div()
@@ -118,7 +122,7 @@ class ChipList extends IgniteElement {
                             .class("shadow d-flex flex-column justify-content-center p-2")
                             .style("background-color", "#fff")
                             .child(
-                                new span(this.searchEmpty).class("mt-2").hide(this.searchResults, value => { return value != null && value.length > 0; }),
+                                new span(this.searchPlaceholder).class("mt-2").hide(this.searchResults, value => { return value != null && value.length > 0; }),
                                 new list(this.searchResults, item => {
                                     return new div(item.content).class("search-result p-2").onClick(() => this.searchResultClick(item));
                                 }),
diff --git a/selectable-label.js b/selectable-label.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29