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Search box

Written byPhuoc Nguyen
Category
Input
Created
22 Nov, 2019

HTML

index.html
<div class="search-box">
<!-- Text input -->
<input type="text" class="search-box__input" />

<!-- Search icon sticks to the left or right -->
...
</div>

CSS

styles.css
.search-box {
display: flex;

/* If you want to place the icon before the text input */
flex-direction: row-reverse;

/* Border */
border: 1px solid #d1d5db;
}

.search-box__input {
border-color: transparent;
/* Take available width */
flex: 1;
}

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