How TO - Search Button

Learn how to create a search button with CSS.

Full-width:

Centered inside a form with max-width:

How To Create a Search Button

Step 1) Add HTML:

Example

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">


<form class="example" action="action_page.php">
<input type="text" placeholder="Search.." name="search">
<button type="submit"><i class="fa fa-search"></i></button>
</form>

Step 2) Add CSS:

Example

* {
box-sizing: border-box;
}

/* Style the search field */
form.example input[type=text] {
padding: 10px;
font-size: 17px;
border: 1px solid grey;
float: left;
width: 80%;
background: #f1f1f1;
}

/* Style the submit button */
form.example button {
float: left;
width: 20%;
padding: 10px;
background: #2196F3;
color: white;
font-size: 17px;
border: 1px solid grey;
border-left: none; /* Prevent double borders */
cursor: pointer;
}

form.example button:hover {
background: #0b7dda;
}

/* Clear floats */
form.example::after {
content: "";
clear: both;
display: table;
}

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