**Bug**

**What is the current behavior?**

IE11 Windows 10 text area placeholder not rendering initially.
[https://jsfiddle.net/fztx6vqp/](https://jsfiddle.net/fztx6vqp/)

**What is the expected behavior?**

Placeholder should be visible on initial render.

**Which versions of React, and which browser / OS are affected by this issue? Did this work in previous versions of React?**

16.0.0, IE11, Windows 10
Appears to be a regression in 16.0.0 - #6731 

domElement = ownerDocument.createElement(type, {is: props.is});
      } else {
        
        
        
        domElement = ownerDocument.createElement(type);
      }
    } else {
      domElement = ownerDocument.createElementNS(namespaceURI, type);
    }
    if (__DEV__) {
      if (namespaceURI === HTML_NAMESPACE) {
        if (
          !isCustomComponentTag &&
          Object.prototype.toString.call(domElement) ===
            '[object HTMLUnknownElement]' &&
          !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(warnedUnknownTags, type)
        ) {
          warnedUnknownTags[type] = true;
          warning(
            false,
            'The tag <%s> is unrecognized in this browser. ' +
              'If you meant to render a React component, start its name with ' +
              'an uppercase letter.',
            type,
          );
        }
      }
    }
    return domElement;