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Search

Easily create a nice looking search.

Usage

The Search component consists of a search form and the search input itself.

Class/AttributeDescription
.uk-searchAdd this class to a container element to define the Search component.
.uk-search-inputAdd 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.

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  • <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>
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  • <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>

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>
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  • <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>
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  • <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>
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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>
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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.

KeyDefaultDescription
toggleOpen Searcharia-label attribute for toggle button.
submitSubmit Searcharia-label attribute for submit button.