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.

<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>

<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">
        <span class="uk-search-icon-flip" uk-search-icon></span>
        <input class="uk-search-input" type="search" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search">
    </form>
</div>

Clickable

To enable an action, use an <a> or <button> element to create the icon.

<form class="uk-search uk-search-default">
    <a href="" uk-search-icon></a>
    <input class="uk-search-input" type="search" placeholder="" aria-label="">
</form>

<div class="uk-margin">
    <form class="uk-search uk-search-default">
        <a href="" uk-search-icon></a>
        <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">
        <a href="" class="uk-search-icon-flip" uk-search-icon></a>
        <input class="uk-search-input" type="search" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search">
    </form>
</div>

Default modifier

To apply the default search styling, add the .uk-search-default class.

<form class="uk-search uk-search-default">…</form>

<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>

Large modifier

To increase the size of the search, for example when creating an overlay search, add the .uk-search-large class.

<form class="uk-search uk-search-large">…</form>

<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>

A search can be used inside a navbar from the Navbar component. Just add the .uk-search-navbar class.

<form class="uk-search uk-search-navbar">…</form>

<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>

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>

<a class="uk-search-toggle" href="" uk-search-icon></a>

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

<nav class="uk-navbar-container uk-margin" 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-search uk-search-navbar uk-width-1-1">
                <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

<nav class="uk-navbar-container uk-margin" 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-search uk-search-navbar uk-width-1-1">
                    <input class="uk-search-input" type="search" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search" autofocus>
                </form>
            </div>
        </div>

    </div>
</nav>

<nav class="uk-navbar-container uk-margin" 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-grid-small uk-flex-middle" uk-grid>
                    <div class="uk-width-expand">
                        <form class="uk-search uk-search-navbar uk-width-1-1">
                            <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>

<nav class="uk-navbar uk-navbar-container uk-margin">
    <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-full uk-modal" uk-modal>
    <div class="uk-modal-dialog uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle" 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.

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