In the ever-evolving landscape of web development, the search box remains an integral element of user experience. A well-crafted search box can make navigating a website effortless and enjoyable. To help you stay at the forefront of web design trends, we're thrilled to present the latest edition of our collection.
This collection represents the culmination of countless hours spent scouring the web for the most innovative, aesthetically pleasing, and user-friendly HTML and CSS search box code examples. Our team has scoured resources like CodePen, GitHub, and other trusted repositories to bring you a selection of meticulously hand-picked search boxes that will elevate your web projects. As of June 2023, we are excited to announce the addition of six new items, keeping this collection fresh and up-to-date.
Stay ahead of the curve and create search boxes that not only serve their functional purpose but also elevate the overall user experience on your website. Explore, experiment, and bring your web projects to life with these hand-picked gems from the world of CSS search boxes.
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Inspiration Search Bar
Animation for introducing a search bar on the page.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Opera, Safari
Responsive: no
Dependencies: -
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- HTML / CSS
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Awesome Search Box
Awesome search box. Using only HTML & CSS.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: no
Dependencies: font-awesome.css
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- HTML / CSS
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Search Box
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: no
Dependencies: font-awesome.css
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- HTML / CSS
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Search Box Animation
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: no
Dependencies: font-awesome.css
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Search Input Caret Jump
A search input animation in which the magnifying glass handle flies off, becomes a caret, and plants itself into the field.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: yes
Dependencies: -
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- HTML / CSS
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Search Box Animation
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: yes
Dependencies: -
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- HTML / CSS (SCSS)
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Custom Search
Custom CSS search box with shadow and smoke text.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: yes
Dependencies: -
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- HTML / CSS (SCSS)
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Search Animation - Only CSS
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: no
Dependencies: -
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- HTML / CSS
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Animated Search Interaction
A search animation where the head of the magnifying glass becomes the field and the handle grows into a search button. HTML5 validation of non-blank input ensures the field stays open when tabbing to the Search button.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: yes
Dependencies: -
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- HTML / CSS (SCSS)
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Skeuomorphic Search Input
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: no
Dependencies: -
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- HTML / CSS (SCSS)
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:placeholder-shown Selector
Trying out the :placeholder-shown selector to make a search form. With no JS, it validates and shows/hides the submit button.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: yes
Dependencies: -
Made with
- HTML (Pug) / CSS (SCSS) / JS
About the code
Search Box Version 2
After learning the cubic-bezier function on CSS transition, I tried remaking the search box that I did before.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: no
Dependencies: -
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- HTML / CSS (SCSS)
About the code
Search Box Focus Effect
Adding a thick outline on focus.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: yes
Dependencies: -
Made with
- HTML / CSS (SCSS)
About the code
Search Input Animation
A small little pure CSS animation of search interaction.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: no
Dependencies: -
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- HTML / CSS
About the code
Pure CSS Animated Search Bar
Animated seach box using pure HTML & CSS.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: no
Dependencies: -
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- HTML / CSS
About the code
Search Form With Animated Search Button
Search form with animated search button which transforms into right arrow on hover.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Dependencies: -
Links
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- HTML / CSS
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Expandable Search Bar Animation
Hover effect for search bar in HTML & CSS.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Dependencies: font-awesome.css
Links
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- HTML / CSS (SCSS)
About the code
Pure CSS Expanding Search
Pure CSS expanding search with custom properties.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Dependencies: -
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- HTML / CSS (SCSS)
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Search Bar
Animated search bar.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Dependencies: -
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- HTML / CSS
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Search Box
Nice search box. Click on search icon, then type your keyword.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Dependencies: -
Links
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- HTML (Pug) / CSS (Sass)
About the code
Animated Search Input
Animated (focus/transition only) search input that looks like a icon.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Dependencies: -
Links
Made with
- HTML / CSS (SCSS) / JavaScript (Babel)
About the code
Expanding Input
A slighty different implementation of Keyframers version.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Dependencies: -
Links
Made with
- HTML / CSS (SCSS) / JavaScript
About the code
Increasing Input
Expanding search field with CSS.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Dependencies: -
Links
Made with
- HTML (Pug) / CSS (Sass)
About the code
Simple On-click Search Field Interaction
All the icons/images are made with CSS - the onlick interaction is done with the sibling selector ~.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Dependencies: -
Links
Made with
- HTML / CSS (PostCSS)
About the code
CSS Effect for Search Input
Just a simple and a bit fancy CSS effect for input field.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Dependencies: -
Links
Made with
- HTML / CSS
About a code
Inspiration Search Bar
Animation for introducing a search bar on the page.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Opera, Safari
Responsive: no
Dependencies: -
Links
Made with
- HTML / CSS
About a code
Awesome Search Box
Awesome search box. Using only HTML & CSS.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: no
Dependencies: font-awesome.css
Links
Made with
- HTML / CSS
About a code
Search Box
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: no
Dependencies: font-awesome.css
Links
Made with
- HTML / CSS
About a code
Search Box Animation
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: no
Dependencies: font-awesome.css
Links
Made with
- HTML / CSS
About a code
Search Input Caret Jump
A search input animation in which the magnifying glass handle flies off, becomes a caret, and plants itself into the field.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: yes
Dependencies: -
Links
Made with
- HTML / CSS
About a code
Search Box Animation
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: yes
Dependencies: -
Links
Made with
- HTML / CSS (SCSS)
About a code
Custom Search
Custom CSS search box with shadow and smoke text.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: yes
Dependencies: -
Links
Made with
- HTML / CSS (SCSS)
About a code
Search Animation - Only CSS
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: no
Dependencies: -
Links
Made with
- HTML / CSS
About a code
Animated Search Interaction
A search animation where the head of the magnifying glass becomes the field and the handle grows into a search button. HTML5 validation of non-blank input ensures the field stays open when tabbing to the Search button.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: yes
Dependencies: -
Links
Made with
- HTML / CSS (SCSS)
About a code
Skeuomorphic Search Input
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: no
Dependencies: -
Links
Made with
- HTML / CSS (SCSS)
About a code
:placeholder-shown Selector
Trying out the :placeholder-shown selector to make a search form. With no JS, it validates and shows/hides the submit button.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: yes
Dependencies: -
Made with
- HTML (Pug) / CSS (SCSS) / JS
About the code
Search Box Version 2
After learning thecubic-bezierfunction on CSStransition, I tried remaking the search box that I did before.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: no
Dependencies: -
Made with
- HTML / CSS (SCSS)
About the code
Search Box Focus Effect
Adding a thick outline on focus.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: yes
Dependencies: -
Made with
- HTML / CSS (SCSS)
About the code
Search Input Animation
A small little pure CSS animation of search interaction.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: no
Dependencies: -
Made with
- HTML / CSS
About the code
Pure CSS Animated Search Bar
Animated seach box using pure HTML & CSS.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Responsive: no
Dependencies: -
Links
Made with
- HTML / CSS
About the code
Search Form With Animated Search Button
Search form with animated search button which transforms into right arrow on hover.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Dependencies: -
Links
Made with
- HTML / CSS
About the code
Expandable Search Bar Animation
Hover effect for search bar in HTML & CSS.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Dependencies: font-awesome.css
Links
Made with
- HTML / CSS (SCSS)
About the code
Pure CSS Expanding Search
Pure CSS expanding search with custom properties.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Dependencies: -
Links
Made with
- HTML / CSS (SCSS)
About the code
Search Bar
Animated search bar.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Dependencies: -
Links
Made with
- HTML / CSS
About the code
Search Box
Nice search box. Click on search icon, then type your keyword.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Dependencies: -
Links
Made with
- HTML (Pug) / CSS (Sass)
About the code
Animated Search Input
Animated (focus/transition only) search input that looks like a icon.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Dependencies: -
Links
Made with
- HTML / CSS (SCSS) / JavaScript (Babel)
About the code
Expanding Input
A slighty different implementation of Keyframers version.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Dependencies: -
Links
Made with
- HTML / CSS (SCSS) / JavaScript
About the code
Increasing Input
Expanding search field with CSS.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Dependencies: -
Links
Made with
- HTML (Pug) / CSS (Sass)
About the code
Simple On-click Search Field Interaction
All the icons/images are made with CSS - the onlick interaction is done with the sibling selector ~.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Dependencies: -
Links
Made with
- HTML / CSS (PostCSS)
About the code
CSS Effect for Search Input
Just a simple and a bit fancy CSS effect for input field.
Compatible browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
Dependencies: -