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CSS: Expanding Search Bar
HTML and CSS only.
This is a working search box that expands when in use. It requires only HTML and CSS — no JavaScript. The end-user can tap the search button to expand the search box or simply hover over it.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
<title>EXPANDING SEARCH BAR/BOX/FIELD</title>
<style>
body {
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
font-family: sans-serif;
background-color: white;
}
.search-icon::before {
content: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
width: 100%;
height: auto;
}
main {
display: flex;
height: 100vh;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
}
.search-box {
display: inline-flex;
padding: 2px;
border: 2px solid slategray;
outline: none;
border-radius: 30px;
}
.search-box:focus-within { /* IE11 WILL IGNORE BECAUSE IT IS NOT SUPPORTED */
border-color: dodgerblue;
}
.search-box input {
outline: none;
border: none;
width: 0;
background-color: transparent;
color: black;
font-size: 16px;
padding: 0;
transition: width .4s cubic-bezier(0.18, 0.89, 0.32, 1.33);
}
.search-box input::placeholder {
color: lightgray;
}
.search-box:hover input,
.search-box input:focus,
.search-box input:valid {
margin-left: 5px;
width: 250px;
}
.search-box button {
outline: none;
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
background-color: slategray;
padding: 8px;
width: 40px;
height: 40px;
border-radius: 50%;
-webkit-appearance: none;
}
.search-box:focus-within button { /* can't combine selectors here because IE11 will whine */
background-color: red;
}
.search-box input:focus + button {
background-color: red;
}
.search-box input:valid + button {
background-color: limegreen;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<main>
<div>
<form action="https://www.bing.com/search" class="search-box">
<input type="text" name="q" autocomplete="off" autocapitalize="off" placeholder="enter search" required />
<button type="submit"><i class="search-icon"></i></button>
</form>
</div>
</main>
</body>
</html>
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