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Search

The Search pattern lets users search a site for a phrase or keyword.

Usage guidance

  • Use the large search by default. Only use the small search for pages that need their own search (for example search results within a page).
  • The ‘Header’ pattern shows how to integrate the search into the navigation on mobile versus desktop.

Small search for sidebar

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HTML 
<form action="/search" method="get" class="sidebar-search-container est-search-container col-5 col-sm-5 col-12">
  <label for="search-input" class="visually-hidden">Search:</label>
  <input type="search" id="search-input" name="query" class="search-input" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search" oninput="toggleClearButton('search-input', 'clear-button-small')">
  <button type="button" id="clear-button-small" class="clear-search" aria-label="Clear search" onclick="clearSearch('search-input', 'clear-button-small')" style="display:none;">
    &#x2715;
  </button>
  <button type="submit" class="search-button" aria-label="Submit search">
    <span class="visually-hidden">Submit search</span>
  </button>
</form>
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HTML 
<div class="large-search-wrap col-10 col-lg-10 col-12">
  <form action="/search" method="get" class="large-search-container est-search-container">
    <label for="search-input" class="visually-hidden">Search:</label>
    <input type="search" id="large-search-input" name="query" class="search-input" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search" oninput="showSuggestions(); toggleClearButton('large-search-input', 'clear-button-large')">
    <button type="button" id="clear-button-large" class="clear-search" aria-label="Clear search" onclick="clearSearch('large-search-input', 'clear-button-large')" style="display:none;">
      &#x2715;
    </button>
    <button type="submit" class="search-button">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Submit search</span>
    </button>
  </form>
  <div id="suggestions-container" class="suggestions-container" style="display:none;"></div>
</div>