Search
Easily create a nice looking search.
Usage
The Search component consists of a search form and the search input itself.
Class/Attribute Description .uk-search
Add this class to a container element to define the Search component. .uk-search-input
Add this class to an <input>
element to create the search field.
< form class= "uk-search" aria-label= "Search" >
< input class= "uk-search-input" type= "search" placeholder= "" aria-label= "" />
</ form >
By default, the search has no additional styling. In this example we are using the .uk-search-default
modifier.
Copy to clipboard < form class= "uk-search uk-search-default" >
< input
class= "uk-search-input"
type= "search"
placeholder= "Search"
aria-label= "Search"
/>
</ form >
Search icon
To create a search icon, add the uk-search-icon
attribute to a <span>
element. To change the alignment, add the .uk-search-icon-flip
class.
< form class= "uk-search uk-search-default" >
< span uk-search-icon></ span >
< input class= "uk-search-input" type= "search" placeholder= "" aria-label= "" />
</ form >
< form class= "uk-search uk-search-default" >
< input class= "uk-search-input" type= "search" placeholder= "" aria-label= "" />
< span class= "uk-search-icon-flip" uk-search-icon></ span >
</ form >
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< div class= "uk-margin" >
< form class= "uk-search uk-search-default" >
< span uk-search-icon></ span >
< input
class= "uk-search-input"
type= "search"
placeholder= "Search"
aria-label= "Search"
/>
</ form >
</ div >
< div class= "uk-margin" >
< form class= "uk-search uk-search-default" >
< input
class= "uk-search-input"
type= "search"
placeholder= "Search"
aria-label= "Search"
/>
< span class= "uk-search-icon-flip" uk-search-icon></ span >
</ form >
</ div >
Clickable
To enable an action, use an <a>
or <button>
element to create the icon.
< form class= "uk-search uk-search-default" >
< button uk-search-icon></ button >
< input class= "uk-search-input" type= "search" placeholder= "" aria-label= "" />
</ form >
< form class= "uk-search uk-search-default" >
< input class= "uk-search-input" type= "search" placeholder= "" aria-label= "" />
< button class= "uk-search-icon-flip" uk-search-icon></ button >
</ form >
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< div class= "uk-margin" >
< form class= "uk-search uk-search-default" >
< button uk-search-icon></ button >
< input
class= "uk-search-input"
type= "search"
placeholder= "Search"
aria-label= "Search"
/>
</ form >
</ div >
< div class= "uk-margin" >
< form class= "uk-search uk-search-default" >
< input
class= "uk-search-input"
type= "search"
placeholder= "Search"
aria-label= "Search"
/>
< button class= "uk-search-icon-flip" uk-search-icon></ button >
</ form >
</ div >
Default modifier
To apply the default search styling, add the .uk-search-default
class.
< form class= "uk-search uk-search-default" > … </ form >
Copy to clipboard < form class= "uk-search uk-search-default" >
< span uk-search-icon></ span >
< input
class= "uk-search-input"
type= "search"
placeholder= "Search"
aria-label= "Search"
/>
</ form >
Navbar modifier
To apply a dedicated search style when used in a navbar from the Navbar component , add the .uk-search-navbar
class.
< form class= "uk-search uk-search-navbar" > … </ form >
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< nav class= "uk-navbar-container" uk-navbar>
< div class= "uk-navbar-left" >
< div class= "uk-navbar-item" >
< form class= "uk-search uk-search-navbar" >
< span uk-search-icon></ span >
< input
class= "uk-search-input"
type= "search"
placeholder= "Search"
aria-label= "Search"
/>
</ form >
</ div >
</ div >
</ nav >
Large modifier
To increase the size of the search, for example when using the search in a fullscreen modal, add the .uk-search-large
class.
< form class= "uk-search uk-search-large" > … </ form >
Copy to clipboard < form class= "uk-search uk-search-large" >
< span uk-search-icon></ span >
< input
class= "uk-search-input"
type= "search"
placeholder= "Search"
aria-label= "Search"
/>
</ form >
Toggle
To apply a hover state to the search icon when using an <a>
or <button>
element, add the .uk-search-toggle
class. To create the search icon itself, add the uk-search-icon
attribute.
< a class= "uk-search-toggle" href= "" uk-search-icon></ a >
Search in navbar
The search icon can be used as a toggle to open the search inside a navbar – as an overlay, drop or dropdown – or outside in a modal. Just add the .uk-navbar-toggle
class to the icon.
< div class= "uk-navbar-container" uk-navbar>
< div class= "uk-navbar-left" >
< a class= "uk-navbar-toggle" uk-search-icon uk-toggle href= "" ></ a >
</ div >
</ div >
Overlay
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< nav class= "uk-margin uk-navbar-container" uk-navbar>
< div class= "nav-overlay uk-navbar-left" >
< a class= "uk-navbar-item uk-logo" href= "#" > Logo </ a >
< ul class= "uk-navbar-nav" >
< li class= "uk-active" >< a href= "#" > Active </ a ></ li >
< li >< a href= "#" > Item </ a ></ li >
</ ul >
</ div >
< div class= "nav-overlay uk-navbar-right" >
< a
class= "uk-navbar-toggle"
uk-search-icon
uk-toggle= "target: .nav-overlay; animation: uk-animation-fade"
href= "#"
></ a >
</ div >
< div class= "nav-overlay uk-navbar-left uk-flex-1" hidden>
< div class= "uk-navbar-item uk-width-expand" >
< form class= "uk-width-1-1 uk-search uk-search-navbar" >
< input
class= "uk-search-input"
type= "search"
placeholder= "Search"
aria-label= "Search"
autofocus
/>
</ form >
</ div >
< a
class= "uk-navbar-toggle"
uk-close
uk-toggle= "target: .nav-overlay; animation: uk-animation-fade"
href= "#"
></ a >
</ div >
</ nav >
Drop
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< nav class= "uk-margin uk-navbar-container" uk-navbar>
< div class= "uk-navbar-left" >
< a class= "uk-navbar-item uk-logo" href= "#" > Logo </ a >
< ul class= "uk-navbar-nav" >
< li class= "uk-active" >< a href= "#" > Active </ a ></ li >
< li >< a href= "#" > Item </ a ></ li >
</ ul >
</ div >
< div class= "uk-navbar-right" >
< div >
< a class= "uk-navbar-toggle" href uk-search-icon></ a >
< div class= "uk-drop" uk-drop= "mode: click; pos: left-center; offset: 0" >
< form class= "uk-width-1-1 uk-search uk-search-navbar" >
< input
class= "uk-search-input"
type= "search"
placeholder= "Search"
aria-label= "Search"
autofocus
/>
</ form >
</ div >
</ div >
</ div >
</ nav >
Dropdown
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< nav class= "uk-margin uk-navbar-container" uk-navbar>
< div class= "uk-navbar-left" >
< a class= "uk-navbar-item uk-logo" href= "#" > Logo </ a >
< ul class= "uk-navbar-nav" >
< li class= "uk-active" >< a href= "#" > Active </ a ></ li >
< li >< a href= "#" > Item </ a ></ li >
</ ul >
</ div >
< div class= "uk-navbar-right" >
< div >
< a class= "uk-navbar-toggle" href uk-search-icon></ a >
< div
class= "uk-navbar-dropdown"
uk-drop= "mode: click; cls-drop: uk-navbar-dropdown; boundary: !.uk-navbar; flip: false"
>
< div class= "uk-flex-middle uk-grid-small uk-padding-small" uk-grid>
< div class= "uk-width-expand" >
< form class= "uk-width-1-1 uk-search uk-search-navbar" >
< input
class= "uk-search-input"
type= "search"
placeholder= "Search"
aria-label= "Search"
autofocus
/>
</ form >
</ div >
< div class= "uk-width-auto" >
< a class= "uk-drop-close" href= "#" uk-close></ a >
</ div >
</ div >
</ div >
</ div >
</ div >
</ nav >
Modal
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< nav class= "uk-margin uk-navbar uk-navbar-container" >
< div class= "uk-navbar-left" >
< a class= "uk-navbar-item uk-logo" href= "#" > Logo </ a >
< ul class= "uk-navbar-nav" >
< li class= "uk-active" >< a href= "#" > Active </ a ></ li >
< li >< a href= "#" > Item </ a ></ li >
</ ul >
</ div >
< div class= "uk-navbar-right" >
< a class= "uk-navbar-toggle" href= "#modal-full" uk-search-icon uk-toggle></ a >
</ div >
</ nav >
< div id= "modal-full" class= "uk-modal uk-modal-full" uk-modal>
< div
class= "uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle uk-modal-dialog"
uk-height-viewport
>
< button class= "uk-modal-close-full" type= "button" uk-close></ button >
< form class= "uk-search uk-search-large" >
< input
class= "uk-search-input uk-text-center"
type= "search"
placeholder= "Search"
aria-label= "Search"
autofocus
/>
</ form >
</ div >
</ div >
Accessibility
Set the appropriate WAI-ARIA roles, states and properties to the Search component.
If no <label>
element is associated with the search control, set the aria-label
property to the search <input>
element to describe its meaning.
< input class= "uk-search-input" type= "search" aria-label= "…" />
Internationalization
The Search component uses the following translation strings. Learn more about translating components .
Key Default Description toggle
Open Search
aria-label
attribute for toggle button.submit
Submit Search
aria-label
attribute for submit button.