Index: src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-archives.php
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--- src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-archives.php	(revision 40147)
+++ src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-archives.php	(working copy)
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 		$instance = wp_parse_args( (array) $instance, array( 'title' => '', 'count' => 0, 'dropdown' => '') );
 		$title = sanitize_text_field( $instance['title'] );
 		?>
-		<p><label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('title'); ?>"><?php _e('Title:'); ?></label> <input class="widefat" id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('title'); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name('title'); ?>" type="text" value="<?php echo esc_attr($title); ?>" /></p>
+		<p><label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('title'); ?>"><?php _e('Title:'); ?></label> <input class="widefat" id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('title'); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name('title'); ?>" type="text" value="<?php echo esc_attr($title); ?>" placeholder="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Archives' ); ?>" /></p>
 		<p>
 			<input class="checkbox" type="checkbox"<?php checked( $instance['dropdown'] ); ?> id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('dropdown'); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name('dropdown'); ?>" /> <label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('dropdown'); ?>"><?php _e('Display as dropdown'); ?></label>
 			<br/>