This article introduces how to implement a search box suggestion feature, similar to Baidu search.

HTML Code:

<input type="text" id="myInput" onkeyup="myFunction()" placeholder="Search..."> <ul id="myUL"> <li><a href="#" class="header">A</a></li> <li><a href="#">Adele</a></li> <li><a href="#">Agnes</a></li> <li><a href="#" class="header">B</a></li> <li><a href="#">Billy</a></li> <li><a href="#">Bob</a></li> <li><a href="#" class="header">C</a></li> <li><a href="#">Calvin</a></li> <li><a href="#">Christina</a></li> <li><a href="#">Cindy</a></li> </ul>

Note:In the example we used href="../index.html". In real applications, you need to replace it with your own URL.

CSS Code:

#myInput { background-image: url('https://static.jyshare.com/images/mix/searchicon.png'); /*Search button*/ background-position: 10px 12px; /*Position the search button*/ background-repeat: no-repeat; /*No-repeat image*/ width: 100%; font-size: 16px; /*Enlarge font*/ padding: 12px 20px 12px 40px; border: 1px solid #ddd; margin-bottom: 12px; } #myUL { /*Remove default list style*/ list-style-type: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; } #myUL li a { border: 1px solid #ddd; /*Add border to links*/ margin-top: -1px; background-color: #f6f6f6; padding: 12px; text-decoration: none; font-size: 18px; color: black; display: block; } #myUL li a.header { background-color: #e2e2e2; cursor: default; } #myUL li a:hover:not(.header) { background-color: #eee; }

JavaScript Code:

function myFunction() { //Declare variables var input, filter, ul, li, a, i; input = document.getElementById('myInput'); filter = input.value.toUpperCase(); ul = document.getElementById("myUL"); li = ul.getElementsByTagName('li'); //Loop through all list items to find matches for (i = 0; i < li.length; i++) { a = li[i].getElementsByTagName("a")[0]; if (a.innerHTML.toUpperCase().indexOf(filter) > -1) { li[i].style.display = ""; } else { li[i].style.display = "none"; } } }

Tip:If you need to distinguish case, you can remove the toUpperCase() method.

Online Demo