#include #include #include const QSize size(QLineEdit{}.sizeHint()); QTextEdit textedit1, textedit2; textedit1.setFixedSize(size); textedit2.setFixedSize(size); textedit1.setText(QStringLiteral("pQy")); textedit2.setPlaceholderText(QStringLiteral("pQy")); textedit1.move(10,0); textedit1.move(50+size.width(),0); textedit1.show(); // okay textedit2.show(); // bottom pixels of text are clipped off