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Learn how to create a search button with CSS.

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How To Create a Search Button

Step 1) Add HTML:

Example

<!-- Load icon library --><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css"> <!-- The form --><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;} Try it Yourself » ❮ Previous Next ❯ ★ +1 Sign in to track progress

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