diff --git a/src/components/Chat/TipTap.tsx b/src/components/Chat/TipTap.tsx
index 1890e48..0baef0a 100644
--- a/src/components/Chat/TipTap.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Chat/TipTap.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import { Box, Checkbox, Typography, useTheme } from '@mui/material';
 import { useAtom } from 'jotai';
 import { fileToBase64 } from '../../utils/fileReading/index.js';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
-import i18next from 'i18next';
+import i18n from 'i18next';
 
 function textMatcher(doc, from) {
   const textBeforeCursor = doc.textBetween(0, from, ' ', ' ');
@@ -374,7 +374,9 @@ const extensions = [
     },
   }),
   Placeholder.configure({
-    placeholder: 'Start typing here...', // doesn't work i18next.t('core:action.start_typing'),
+    placeholder: i18n.t('core:action.start_typing', {
+      postProcess: 'capitalizeFirstChar',
+    }),
   }),
   ImageResize,
 ];
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/it/core.json b/src/i18n/locales/it/core.json
index 010b391..cca7b1f 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/it/core.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/it/core.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "create_thread": "crea thread",
     "decline": "rifiuta",
     "decrypt": "decripta",
-    "disable_enter": "disabilita inserire",
+    "disable_enter": "disabilita invio",
     "download": "scarica",
     "download_file": "scarica file",
     "edit": "modifica",
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     "show": "mostra",
     "show_poll": "mostra il sondaggio",
     "start_minting": "inizia a coniare",
-    "start_typing": "inizia a digitare qui ...",
+    "start_typing": "puoi iniziare a digitare qui...",
     "trade_qort": "scambia qort",
     "transfer_qort": "trasferisci QORT",
     "unpin": "sblocca",