This article introduces how to use CSS to create a navigation bar with search.
The following examples are all responsive.
You can first look at the preview image:
Create a Search Bar
HTML Code
<div class="topnav">
<a class="active" href="#home">Home</a>
<a href="#about">About</a>
<a href="#contact">Contact Us</a>
<input type="text" placeholder="Search..">
</div>
CSS Code
/*Add a black background color to the top navigation bar*/
.topnav {
overflow: hidden;
background-color: #e9e9e9;
}
/*Set the link style of the navigation bar*/
.topnav a {
float: left;
display: block;
color: black;
text-align: center;
padding: 14px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 17px;
}
/*Change the link color on hover*/
.topnav a:hover {
background-color: #ddd;
color: black;
}
/*Highlight the currently selected element*/
.topnav a.active {
background-color: #2196F3;
color: white;
}
/*Set the style of the search box in the navigation bar*/
.topnav input[type=text] {
float: right;
padding: 6px;
border: none;
margin-top: 8px;
margin-right: 16px;
font-size: 17px;
}
/*When the screen width is less than 600px, display the menu options and search box stacked vertically*/
@media screen and (max-width: 600px) {
.topnav a, .topnav input[type=text] {
float: none;
display: block;
text-align: left;
width: 100%;
margin: 0;
padding: 14px;
}
.topnav input[type=text] {
border: 1px solid #ccc;
}
}
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More Examples
HTML Code
<div class="topnav">
<a class="active" href="#home">Home</a>
<a href="#about">About</a>
<a href="#contact">Contact Us</a>
<input type="text" placeholder="Search..">
</div>
CSS Code
/*Add a black background color to the top navigation bar*/
.topnav {
overflow: hidden;
background-color: #e9e9e9;
}
/*Set the link style of the navigation bar*/
.topnav a {
float: left;
display: block;
color: black;
text-align: center;
padding: 14px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 17px;
}
/*Change the link color on hover*/
.topnav a:hover {
background-color: #ddd;
color: black;
}
/*Highlight the currently selected element*/
.topnav a.active {
background-color: #2196F3;
color: white;
}
/*Set the style of the search box in the navigation bar*/
.topnav input[type=text] {
float: right;
padding: 6px;
border: none;
margin-top: 8px;
margin-right: 16px;
font-size: 17px;
}
/*When the screen width is less than 600px, display the menu options and search box stacked vertically*/
@media screen and (max-width: 600px) {
.topnav a, .topnav input[type=text] {
float: none;
display: block;
text-align: left;
width: 100%;
margin: 0;
padding: 14px;
}
.topnav input[type=text] {
border: 1px solid #ccc;
}
}
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