diff --git a/src/js/components/Beacon/VariantsForm.tsx b/src/js/components/Beacon/VariantsForm.tsx
index d16fb461..aa6ffddc 100644
--- a/src/js/components/Beacon/VariantsForm.tsx
+++ b/src/js/components/Beacon/VariantsForm.tsx
@@ -41,25 +41,25 @@ const VariantsForm = ({ beaconAssemblyIds }: VariantsFormProps) => {
     start: {
       name: 'Variant start',
       rules: [{ pattern: DIGITS_REGEX, message: td('enter a postion number, eg "100"') }],
-      placeholder: 'eg 100',
+      placeholder: `${td('eg')} 100`,
       initialValue: '',
     },
     end: {
       name: 'Variant end',
       rules: [{ pattern: DIGITS_REGEX, message: td('enter a postion number, eg "200"') }],
-      placeholder: 'eg 200',
+      placeholder: `${td('eg')} 200`,
       initialValue: '',
     },
     referenceBases: {
       name: 'Reference base(s)',
       rules: [{ pattern: NUCLEOTIDES_REGEX, message: td('enter any combination of A, C, G, T, or N') }],
-      placeholder: 'A, C, G, G, T or N',
+      placeholder: `A, C, G, T ${td('or')} N`,
       initialValue: '',
     },
     alternateBases: {
       name: 'Alternate base(s)',
       rules: [{ pattern: NUCLEOTIDES_REGEX, message: td('enter any combination of A, C, G, T, or N') }],
-      placeholder: 'A, C, G, T or N',
+      placeholder: `A, C, G, T ${td('or')} N`,
       initialValue: '',
     },
     assemblyId: { name: 'Assembly ID', rules: [{}], placeholder: '', initialValue: '' },
diff --git a/src/public/locales/en/default_translation_en.json b/src/public/locales/en/default_translation_en.json
index b734d846..7ac1c882 100644
--- a/src/public/locales/en/default_translation_en.json
+++ b/src/public/locales/en/default_translation_en.json
@@ -67,5 +67,7 @@
   "Enter a chromosome name, eg: \"17\" or \"X\"": "Enter a chromosome name, eg: \"17\" or \"X\"",
   "enter a postion number, eg \"100\"": "enter a postion number, eg \"100\"",
   "enter a postion number, eg \"200\"": "enter a postion number, eg \"200\"",
-  "enter any combination of A, C, G, T, or N": "enter any combination of A, C, G, T, or N"
+  "enter any combination of A, C, G, T, or N": "enter any combination of A, C, G, T, or N",
+  "eg": "eg",
+  "or": "or"
 }
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diff --git a/src/public/locales/fr/default_translation_fr.json b/src/public/locales/fr/default_translation_fr.json
index c1797e69..b6c091ab 100644
--- a/src/public/locales/fr/default_translation_fr.json
+++ b/src/public/locales/fr/default_translation_fr.json
@@ -67,5 +67,7 @@
   "Enter a chromosome name, eg: \"17\" or \"X\"": "Entrer un nom de chromosome, par exemple : \"17\" ou \"X\"",
   "enter a postion number, eg \"100\"": "entrer un numéro de position, par exemple \"100\"",
   "enter a postion number, eg \"200\"": "entrer un numéro de position, par exemple \"200\"",
-  "enter any combination of A, C, G, T, or N": "entrer une combinaison quelconque de A, C, G, T, ou N"
+  "enter any combination of A, C, G, T, or N": "entrer une combinaison quelconque de A, C, G, T, ou N",
+  "eg": "par exemple",
+  "or": "ou"
 }
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