In this chapter, we will learn how to use CSS to create a search box.
The icon resources use Font Awesome 4.7 version icons.
For Font Awesome icon tutorial, you can refer to:Font Awesome Icons
You can directly include a third-party CDN library:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="../cdn.staticfile.org/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.css">
Basic HTML Code
Search Form HTML Code
<!-- Search form -->
<form class="example" action="action_page.php">
<input type="text" placeholder="Search.." name="search">
<button type="submit"><i class="fa fa-search"></i></button>
</form>
<form class="example" action="action_page.php">
<input type="text" placeholder="Search.." name="search">
<button type="submit"><i class="fa fa-search"></i></button>
</form>
Search Box CSS Code
Example
* {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
/*Set the Search Box*/
form.example input[type=text] {
padding: 10px;
font-size: 17px;
border: 1px solid grey;
float: left;
width: 80%;
background: #f1f1f1;
}
/*Set the Submit Button*/
form.example button {
float: left;
width: 20%;
padding: 10px;
background: #2196F3;
color: white;
font-size: 17px;
border: 1px solid grey;
border-left: none; /*Prevent Double Borders*/
cursor: pointer;
}
form.example button:hover {
background: #0b7dda;
}
/*Clear Floats*/
form.example::after {
content: "";
clear: both;
display: table;
}
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Second Search Box Example
Example
body{
background: #f2f2f2;
font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
}
.search {
width: 100%;
position: relative;
display: flex;
}
.searchTerm {
width: 100%;
border: 3px solid #00B4CC;
border-right: none;
padding: 5px;
height: 20px;
border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px;
outline: none;
color: #9DAEBF;
}
.searchTerm:focus{
color: #00B4CC;
}
.searchButton {
width: 40px;
height: 36px;
border: 1px solid #00B4CC;
background: #00B4CC;
text-align: center;
color: #fff;
border-radius: 0 5px 5px 0;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 20px;
}
/*Resize to see the changes in the search bar.*/
.wrap{
width: 30%;
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
left: 50%;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}
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