Search with Clear
Search input with a leading magnifier icon and a trailing clear button. The clear control appears only when the field has content — handled with `:placeholder-shown`.
Search with Clear the 8th of 28 designs in the 28 CSS Input Field Designs collection. The design is implemented in pure CSS — no JavaScript required. Copy the HTML and CSS panels below into your project. Because the demo is pure CSS, it works in any framework or templating engine you happen to use. The design honours prefers-reduced-motion and uses real semantic markup, so it ships accessibility-ready out of the box.
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The code
<form class="if-search" role="search">
<span class="if-search-icon" aria-hidden="true">
<svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="14" height="14">
<path
fill="none"
stroke="currentColor"
stroke-width="1.6"
stroke-linecap="round"
d="M11 11l3 3M7 12a5 5 0 1 1 0-10 5 5 0 0 1 0 10z"
/>
</svg>
</span>
<input type="search" name="q" placeholder="Search projects, people, files…" aria-label="Search" />
<button type="reset" class="if-search-clear" aria-label="Clear search">
<svg viewBox="0 0 12 12" width="10" height="10" aria-hidden="true">
<path
fill="none"
stroke="currentColor"
stroke-width="1.6"
stroke-linecap="round"
d="M2 2l8 8M10 2l-8 8"
/>
</svg>
</button>
</form> .if-search {
position: relative;
width: 100%;
max-width: 280px;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
background: #1a1a22;
border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
border-radius: 999px;
padding: 0 8px 0 36px;
transition:
border-color 0.2s,
box-shadow 0.2s;
}
.if-search:focus-within {
border-color: #60a5fa;
box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(96, 165, 250, 0.18);
}
.if-search-icon {
position: absolute;
left: 12px;
top: 50%;
transform: translateY(-50%);
color: #b8b6d4;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
}
.if-search:focus-within .if-search-icon {
color: #60a5fa;
}
.if-search input {
flex: 1;
min-width: 0;
background: transparent;
border: 0;
outline: none;
color: #f0eeff;
font-size: 14px;
padding: 11px 0;
}
.if-search input::placeholder {
color: #b8b6d4;
}
.if-search input::-webkit-search-cancel-button {
display: none;
}
.if-search-clear {
display: grid;
place-items: center;
width: 22px;
height: 22px;
background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
border: 0;
border-radius: 50%;
color: #b8b6d4;
cursor: pointer;
transition:
opacity 0.15s,
background 0.15s,
color 0.15s;
}
.if-search:has(input:placeholder-shown) .if-search-clear,
.if-search:has(input[value=""]) .if-search-clear {
opacity: 0;
pointer-events: none;
}
.if-search-clear:hover {
background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
color: #f0eeff;
}