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Mobile-First Compact CSS Search Bar
Sized for thumbs: a 44×44 minimum target, 16px text (so iOS never zooms on focus), an inset pressed state, and an iOS-style Cancel link that slides in on focus. Includes env(safe-area-inset-*) padding for notched devices.
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The code
<div class="sb-30">
<button class="sb-30__theme" type="button" aria-pressed="false" aria-label="Switch to dark theme">
<svg class="sb-30__moon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"><path d="M20 14.2A8.2 8.2 0 0 1 9.8 4 8.4 8.4 0 1 0 20 14.2"/></svg>
<svg class="sb-30__sun" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="4"/><path d="M12 3.4v2M12 18.6v2M3.4 12h2M18.6 12h2M6 6l1.4 1.4M16.6 16.6 18 18M18 6l-1.4 1.4M7.4 16.6 6 18"/></svg>
</button>
<div class="sb-30__stage">
<div class="sb-30__phone">
<div class="sb-30__dock">
<div class="sb-30__bar" role="search">
<div class="sb-30__field">
<svg class="sb-30__ico" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"><circle cx="11" cy="11" r="6.2" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"/><path d="m15.8 15.8 4.4 4.4" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round"/></svg>
<label class="sb-30__vh" for="sb-30-input">Search</label>
<input class="sb-30__input" id="sb-30-input" type="search" placeholder="Search" autocomplete="off" enterkeyhint="search">
</div>
<button class="sb-30__cancel" type="button"><span>Cancel</span></button>
</div>
<ul class="sb-30__list" aria-label="Recent">
<li><span class="sb-30__thumb" aria-hidden="true"></span>Wireless headphones<span class="sb-30__meta">Audio</span></li>
<li><span class="sb-30__thumb" aria-hidden="true"></span>Standing desk mat<span class="sb-30__meta">Home</span></li>
<li><span class="sb-30__thumb" aria-hidden="true"></span>Travel mug 500ml<span class="sb-30__meta">Kitchen</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div><div class="sb-30">
<button class="sb-30__theme" type="button" aria-pressed="false" aria-label="Switch to dark theme">
<svg class="sb-30__moon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"><path d="M20 14.2A8.2 8.2 0 0 1 9.8 4 8.4 8.4 0 1 0 20 14.2"/></svg>
<svg class="sb-30__sun" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="4"/><path d="M12 3.4v2M12 18.6v2M3.4 12h2M18.6 12h2M6 6l1.4 1.4M16.6 16.6 18 18M18 6l-1.4 1.4M7.4 16.6 6 18"/></svg>
</button>
<div class="sb-30__stage">
<div class="sb-30__phone">
<div class="sb-30__dock">
<div class="sb-30__bar" role="search">
<div class="sb-30__field">
<svg class="sb-30__ico" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"><circle cx="11" cy="11" r="6.2" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"/><path d="m15.8 15.8 4.4 4.4" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round"/></svg>
<label class="sb-30__vh" for="sb-30-input">Search</label>
<input class="sb-30__input" id="sb-30-input" type="search" placeholder="Search" autocomplete="off" enterkeyhint="search">
</div>
<button class="sb-30__cancel" type="button"><span>Cancel</span></button>
</div>
<ul class="sb-30__list" aria-label="Recent">
<li><span class="sb-30__thumb" aria-hidden="true"></span>Wireless headphones<span class="sb-30__meta">Audio</span></li>
<li><span class="sb-30__thumb" aria-hidden="true"></span>Standing desk mat<span class="sb-30__meta">Home</span></li>
<li><span class="sb-30__thumb" aria-hidden="true"></span>Travel mug 500ml<span class="sb-30__meta">Kitchen</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>.sb-30 {
--bg: #eceef2;
--card: #ffffff;
--field: #eef0f4;
--ink: #0f1115;
--muted: #71767f;
--line: #e2e4ea;
--acc: #0a7cff;
--ring: #0a7cff;
--shadow: rgba(15,17,21,.18);
width: 100%;
min-height: 100vh;
min-height: 100svh;
display: block;
box-sizing: border-box;
font-family: -apple-system,system-ui,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;
color: var(--ink);
background: var(--bg);
-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
.sb-30 *,
.sb-30 *::before,
.sb-30 *::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.sb-30__stage {
min-height: 100vh;
min-height: 100svh;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
padding: clamp(1rem,4vw,3rem);
}
.sb-30__vh {
position: absolute;
width: 1px;
height: 1px;
overflow: hidden;
clip-path: inset(50%);
white-space: nowrap;
}
.sb-30__phone {
inline-size: min(22rem,100%);
border: 1px solid var(--line);
border-radius: 26px;
background: var(--card);
box-shadow: 0 30px 60px -34px var(--shadow), 0 1px 2px rgba(15,17,21,.05);
overflow: hidden;
}
.sb-30__dock {
padding: .85rem .8rem calc(.85rem + env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px));
padding-inline-start: calc(.8rem + env(safe-area-inset-left, 0px));
padding-inline-end: calc(.8rem + env(safe-area-inset-right, 0px));
}
.sb-30__bar {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: .25rem;
}
.sb-30__field {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: .5rem;
flex: 1;
min-inline-size: 0;
min-block-size: 44px;
padding-inline: .75rem;
border-radius: 12px;
background: var(--field);
transition: box-shadow .18s, background .18s;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
.sb-30__field:hover {
background: #e7e9ee;
}
}
.sb-30__field:active {
box-shadow: inset 0 2px 5px rgba(15,17,21,.12);
}
.sb-30__field:focus-within {
background: var(--card);
box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--acc);
}
.sb-30__ico {
inline-size: 17px;
block-size: 17px;
flex: none;
color: var(--muted);
}
.sb-30__input {
flex: 1;
min-inline-size: 0;
border: 0;
background: none;
color: var(--ink);
font-size: 16px;
line-height: 1;
font-family: inherit;
/* 16px stops iOS zoom-on-focus */
}
.sb-30__input::placeholder {
color: var(--muted);
}
.sb-30__input:focus {
outline: none;
}
.sb-30__input::-webkit-search-cancel-button {
-webkit-appearance: none;
appearance: none;
}
.sb-30__cancel {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 0fr;
min-block-size: 44px;
border: 0;
background: none;
color: var(--acc);
cursor: pointer;
font: 400 16px/1 inherit;
overflow: hidden;
transition: grid-template-columns .26s cubic-bezier(.2,.9,.25,1), padding .26s;
padding-inline: 0;
}
.sb-30__cancel > span {
min-inline-size: 0;
overflow: hidden;
white-space: nowrap;
align-self: center;
}
.sb-30__bar:focus-within .sb-30__cancel {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
padding-inline: .65rem .35rem;
}
.sb-30__cancel:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid var(--ring);
outline-offset: 2px;
}
.sb-30__list {
list-style: none;
margin: .9rem 0 0;
padding: 0;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
.sb-30__list li {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: .7rem;
min-block-size: 52px;
padding-inline: .15rem;
border-block-end: 1px solid var(--line);
font: 400 .95rem/1.2 inherit;
}
.sb-30__list li:last-child {
border-block-end: 0;
}
.sb-30__thumb {
inline-size: 34px;
block-size: 34px;
flex: none;
border-radius: 9px;
background: linear-gradient(135deg,#dde1e8,#eef0f4);
}
.sb-30__meta {
margin-inline-start: auto;
color: var(--muted);
font: 400 .82rem/1 inherit;
}
.sb-30 :focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid var(--ring);
outline-offset: 2px;
}
.sb-30__input:focus-visible {
outline: none;
}
.sb-30[data-theme="dark"] {
--bg: #000000;
--card: #111114;
--field: #1c1c1f;
--ink: #f2f2f5;
--muted: #8e8e93;
--line: #26262a;
--acc: #0a84ff;
--ring: #0a84ff;
--shadow: rgba(0,0,0,.9);
}
.sb-30[data-theme="dark"] .sb-30__thumb {
background: linear-gradient(135deg,#26262a,#1a1a1e);
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
.sb-30:not([data-theme="light"]) {
--bg: #000000;
--card: #111114;
--field: #1c1c1f;
--ink: #f2f2f5;
--muted: #8e8e93;
--line: #26262a;
--acc: #0a84ff;
--ring: #0a84ff;
--shadow: rgba(0,0,0,.9);
}
.sb-30:not([data-theme="light"]) .sb-30__thumb {
background: linear-gradient(135deg,#26262a,#1a1a1e);
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.sb-30 *,
.sb-30 *::before,
.sb-30 *::after {
transition: none !important;
animation: none !important;
}
}
@media (forced-colors: active) {
.sb-30__phone,
.sb-30__field {
border: 1px solid CanvasText;
}
}
.sb-30__theme {
position: absolute;
inset-block-start: clamp(.75rem,2vw,1.25rem);
inset-inline-end: clamp(.75rem,2vw,1.25rem);
z-index: 50;
inline-size: 2.5rem;
block-size: 2.5rem;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
cursor: pointer;
padding: 0;
border-radius: 999px;
border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.12);
color: currentColor;
background: rgba(255,255,255,.72);
-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
transition: background .25s ease, transform .25s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1), border-color .25s ease;
}
.sb-30[data-theme="dark"] .sb-30__theme {
background: rgba(20,20,28,.72);
border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.15);
color: #fff;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
.sb-30:not([data-theme="light"]) .sb-30__theme {
background: rgba(20,20,28,.72);
border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.15);
color: #fff;
}
}
.sb-30__theme:hover {
transform: translateY(-1px);
border-color: rgba(0,0,0,.24);
}
.sb-30[data-theme="dark"] .sb-30__theme:hover,
.sb-30:not([data-theme="light"]) .sb-30__theme:hover {
border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.3);
}
.sb-30__theme:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid currentColor;
outline-offset: 3px;
}
.sb-30__theme svg {
grid-area: 1/1;
inline-size: 1.1rem;
block-size: 1.1rem;
fill: none;
stroke: currentColor;
stroke-width: 1.7;
stroke-linecap: round;
stroke-linejoin: round;
}
.sb-30__sun {
display: none;
}
.sb-30__theme[aria-pressed="true"] .sb-30__sun {
display: block;
}
.sb-30__theme[aria-pressed="true"] .sb-30__moon {
display: none;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.sb-30__theme {
transition: none;
}
.sb-30__theme:hover {
transform: none;
}
}.sb-30 {
--bg: #eceef2;
--card: #ffffff;
--field: #eef0f4;
--ink: #0f1115;
--muted: #71767f;
--line: #e2e4ea;
--acc: #0a7cff;
--ring: #0a7cff;
--shadow: rgba(15,17,21,.18);
width: 100%;
min-height: 100vh;
min-height: 100svh;
display: block;
box-sizing: border-box;
font-family: -apple-system,system-ui,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;
color: var(--ink);
background: var(--bg);
-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
.sb-30 *,
.sb-30 *::before,
.sb-30 *::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.sb-30__stage {
min-height: 100vh;
min-height: 100svh;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
padding: clamp(1rem,4vw,3rem);
}
.sb-30__vh {
position: absolute;
width: 1px;
height: 1px;
overflow: hidden;
clip-path: inset(50%);
white-space: nowrap;
}
.sb-30__phone {
inline-size: min(22rem,100%);
border: 1px solid var(--line);
border-radius: 26px;
background: var(--card);
box-shadow: 0 30px 60px -34px var(--shadow), 0 1px 2px rgba(15,17,21,.05);
overflow: hidden;
}
.sb-30__dock {
padding: .85rem .8rem calc(.85rem + env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px));
padding-inline-start: calc(.8rem + env(safe-area-inset-left, 0px));
padding-inline-end: calc(.8rem + env(safe-area-inset-right, 0px));
}
.sb-30__bar {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: .25rem;
}
.sb-30__field {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: .5rem;
flex: 1;
min-inline-size: 0;
min-block-size: 44px;
padding-inline: .75rem;
border-radius: 12px;
background: var(--field);
transition: box-shadow .18s, background .18s;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
.sb-30__field:hover {
background: #e7e9ee;
}
}
.sb-30__field:active {
box-shadow: inset 0 2px 5px rgba(15,17,21,.12);
}
.sb-30__field:focus-within {
background: var(--card);
box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--acc);
}
.sb-30__ico {
inline-size: 17px;
block-size: 17px;
flex: none;
color: var(--muted);
}
.sb-30__input {
flex: 1;
min-inline-size: 0;
border: 0;
background: none;
color: var(--ink);
font-size: 16px;
line-height: 1;
font-family: inherit;
/* 16px stops iOS zoom-on-focus */
}
.sb-30__input::placeholder {
color: var(--muted);
}
.sb-30__input:focus {
outline: none;
}
.sb-30__input::-webkit-search-cancel-button {
-webkit-appearance: none;
appearance: none;
}
.sb-30__cancel {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 0fr;
min-block-size: 44px;
border: 0;
background: none;
color: var(--acc);
cursor: pointer;
font: 400 16px/1 inherit;
overflow: hidden;
transition: grid-template-columns .26s cubic-bezier(.2,.9,.25,1), padding .26s;
padding-inline: 0;
}
.sb-30__cancel > span {
min-inline-size: 0;
overflow: hidden;
white-space: nowrap;
align-self: center;
}
.sb-30__bar:focus-within .sb-30__cancel {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
padding-inline: .65rem .35rem;
}
.sb-30__cancel:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid var(--ring);
outline-offset: 2px;
}
.sb-30__list {
list-style: none;
margin: .9rem 0 0;
padding: 0;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
.sb-30__list li {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: .7rem;
min-block-size: 52px;
padding-inline: .15rem;
border-block-end: 1px solid var(--line);
font: 400 .95rem/1.2 inherit;
}
.sb-30__list li:last-child {
border-block-end: 0;
}
.sb-30__thumb {
inline-size: 34px;
block-size: 34px;
flex: none;
border-radius: 9px;
background: linear-gradient(135deg,#dde1e8,#eef0f4);
}
.sb-30__meta {
margin-inline-start: auto;
color: var(--muted);
font: 400 .82rem/1 inherit;
}
.sb-30 :focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid var(--ring);
outline-offset: 2px;
}
.sb-30__input:focus-visible {
outline: none;
}
.sb-30[data-theme="dark"] {
--bg: #000000;
--card: #111114;
--field: #1c1c1f;
--ink: #f2f2f5;
--muted: #8e8e93;
--line: #26262a;
--acc: #0a84ff;
--ring: #0a84ff;
--shadow: rgba(0,0,0,.9);
}
.sb-30[data-theme="dark"] .sb-30__thumb {
background: linear-gradient(135deg,#26262a,#1a1a1e);
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
.sb-30:not([data-theme="light"]) {
--bg: #000000;
--card: #111114;
--field: #1c1c1f;
--ink: #f2f2f5;
--muted: #8e8e93;
--line: #26262a;
--acc: #0a84ff;
--ring: #0a84ff;
--shadow: rgba(0,0,0,.9);
}
.sb-30:not([data-theme="light"]) .sb-30__thumb {
background: linear-gradient(135deg,#26262a,#1a1a1e);
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.sb-30 *,
.sb-30 *::before,
.sb-30 *::after {
transition: none !important;
animation: none !important;
}
}
@media (forced-colors: active) {
.sb-30__phone,
.sb-30__field {
border: 1px solid CanvasText;
}
}
.sb-30__theme {
position: absolute;
inset-block-start: clamp(.75rem,2vw,1.25rem);
inset-inline-end: clamp(.75rem,2vw,1.25rem);
z-index: 50;
inline-size: 2.5rem;
block-size: 2.5rem;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
cursor: pointer;
padding: 0;
border-radius: 999px;
border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.12);
color: currentColor;
background: rgba(255,255,255,.72);
-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
transition: background .25s ease, transform .25s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1), border-color .25s ease;
}
.sb-30[data-theme="dark"] .sb-30__theme {
background: rgba(20,20,28,.72);
border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.15);
color: #fff;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
.sb-30:not([data-theme="light"]) .sb-30__theme {
background: rgba(20,20,28,.72);
border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.15);
color: #fff;
}
}
.sb-30__theme:hover {
transform: translateY(-1px);
border-color: rgba(0,0,0,.24);
}
.sb-30[data-theme="dark"] .sb-30__theme:hover,
.sb-30:not([data-theme="light"]) .sb-30__theme:hover {
border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.3);
}
.sb-30__theme:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid currentColor;
outline-offset: 3px;
}
.sb-30__theme svg {
grid-area: 1/1;
inline-size: 1.1rem;
block-size: 1.1rem;
fill: none;
stroke: currentColor;
stroke-width: 1.7;
stroke-linecap: round;
stroke-linejoin: round;
}
.sb-30__sun {
display: none;
}
.sb-30__theme[aria-pressed="true"] .sb-30__sun {
display: block;
}
.sb-30__theme[aria-pressed="true"] .sb-30__moon {
display: none;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.sb-30__theme {
transition: none;
}
.sb-30__theme:hover {
transform: none;
}
}(()=>{const r=document.querySelector('.sb-30');if(!r)return;const t=r.querySelector('.sb-30__theme');if(!t)return;const dark=()=>(r.dataset.theme||(matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches?'dark':'light'))==='dark';const sync=()=>{t.setAttribute('aria-pressed',String(dark()));t.setAttribute('aria-label',dark()?'Switch to light theme':'Switch to dark theme');};t.addEventListener('click',()=>{r.dataset.theme=dark()?'light':'dark';sync();});matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').addEventListener('change',()=>{if(!r.dataset.theme)sync();});sync();})();(()=>{const r=document.querySelector('.sb-30');if(!r)return;const t=r.querySelector('.sb-30__theme');if(!t)return;const dark=()=>(r.dataset.theme||(matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches?'dark':'light'))==='dark';const sync=()=>{t.setAttribute('aria-pressed',String(dark()));t.setAttribute('aria-label',dark()?'Switch to light theme':'Switch to dark theme');};t.addEventListener('click',()=>{r.dataset.theme=dark()?'light':'dark';sync();});matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').addEventListener('change',()=>{if(!r.dataset.theme)sync();});sync();})();Here's a working CSS Search Bar from CodeFronts. Use it as-is or adapt to your framework. All classes are scoped under a unique prefix so the code won't collide with your existing styles. MIT licensed.
Demo: Mobile-First Compact CSS Search Bar
Source: https://codefronts.com/components/css-search-boxes/compact-mobile/
Sized for thumbs: a 44×44 minimum target, 16px text (so iOS never zooms on focus), an inset pressed state, and an iOS-style Cancel link that slides in on focus. Includes env(safe-area-inset-*) padding for notched devices.
## HTML
```html
<div class="sb-30">
<button class="sb-30__theme" type="button" aria-pressed="false" aria-label="Switch to dark theme">
<svg class="sb-30__moon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"><path d="M20 14.2A8.2 8.2 0 0 1 9.8 4 8.4 8.4 0 1 0 20 14.2"/></svg>
<svg class="sb-30__sun" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="4"/><path d="M12 3.4v2M12 18.6v2M3.4 12h2M18.6 12h2M6 6l1.4 1.4M16.6 16.6 18 18M18 6l-1.4 1.4M7.4 16.6 6 18"/></svg>
</button>
<div class="sb-30__stage">
<div class="sb-30__phone">
<div class="sb-30__dock">
<div class="sb-30__bar" role="search">
<div class="sb-30__field">
<svg class="sb-30__ico" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"><circle cx="11" cy="11" r="6.2" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"/><path d="m15.8 15.8 4.4 4.4" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round"/></svg>
<label class="sb-30__vh" for="sb-30-input">Search</label>
<input class="sb-30__input" id="sb-30-input" type="search" placeholder="Search" autocomplete="off" enterkeyhint="search">
</div>
<button class="sb-30__cancel" type="button"><span>Cancel</span></button>
</div>
<ul class="sb-30__list" aria-label="Recent">
<li><span class="sb-30__thumb" aria-hidden="true"></span>Wireless headphones<span class="sb-30__meta">Audio</span></li>
<li><span class="sb-30__thumb" aria-hidden="true"></span>Standing desk mat<span class="sb-30__meta">Home</span></li>
<li><span class="sb-30__thumb" aria-hidden="true"></span>Travel mug 500ml<span class="sb-30__meta">Kitchen</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
```
## CSS
```css
.sb-30 {
--bg: #eceef2;
--card: #ffffff;
--field: #eef0f4;
--ink: #0f1115;
--muted: #71767f;
--line: #e2e4ea;
--acc: #0a7cff;
--ring: #0a7cff;
--shadow: rgba(15,17,21,.18);
width: 100%;
min-height: 100vh;
min-height: 100svh;
display: block;
box-sizing: border-box;
font-family: -apple-system,system-ui,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;
color: var(--ink);
background: var(--bg);
-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
.sb-30 *,
.sb-30 *::before,
.sb-30 *::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.sb-30__stage {
min-height: 100vh;
min-height: 100svh;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
padding: clamp(1rem,4vw,3rem);
}
.sb-30__vh {
position: absolute;
width: 1px;
height: 1px;
overflow: hidden;
clip-path: inset(50%);
white-space: nowrap;
}
.sb-30__phone {
inline-size: min(22rem,100%);
border: 1px solid var(--line);
border-radius: 26px;
background: var(--card);
box-shadow: 0 30px 60px -34px var(--shadow), 0 1px 2px rgba(15,17,21,.05);
overflow: hidden;
}
.sb-30__dock {
padding: .85rem .8rem calc(.85rem + env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px));
padding-inline-start: calc(.8rem + env(safe-area-inset-left, 0px));
padding-inline-end: calc(.8rem + env(safe-area-inset-right, 0px));
}
.sb-30__bar {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: .25rem;
}
.sb-30__field {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: .5rem;
flex: 1;
min-inline-size: 0;
min-block-size: 44px;
padding-inline: .75rem;
border-radius: 12px;
background: var(--field);
transition: box-shadow .18s, background .18s;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
.sb-30__field:hover {
background: #e7e9ee;
}
}
.sb-30__field:active {
box-shadow: inset 0 2px 5px rgba(15,17,21,.12);
}
.sb-30__field:focus-within {
background: var(--card);
box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--acc);
}
.sb-30__ico {
inline-size: 17px;
block-size: 17px;
flex: none;
color: var(--muted);
}
.sb-30__input {
flex: 1;
min-inline-size: 0;
border: 0;
background: none;
color: var(--ink);
font-size: 16px;
line-height: 1;
font-family: inherit;
/* 16px stops iOS zoom-on-focus */
}
.sb-30__input::placeholder {
color: var(--muted);
}
.sb-30__input:focus {
outline: none;
}
.sb-30__input::-webkit-search-cancel-button {
-webkit-appearance: none;
appearance: none;
}
.sb-30__cancel {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 0fr;
min-block-size: 44px;
border: 0;
background: none;
color: var(--acc);
cursor: pointer;
font: 400 16px/1 inherit;
overflow: hidden;
transition: grid-template-columns .26s cubic-bezier(.2,.9,.25,1), padding .26s;
padding-inline: 0;
}
.sb-30__cancel > span {
min-inline-size: 0;
overflow: hidden;
white-space: nowrap;
align-self: center;
}
.sb-30__bar:focus-within .sb-30__cancel {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
padding-inline: .65rem .35rem;
}
.sb-30__cancel:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid var(--ring);
outline-offset: 2px;
}
.sb-30__list {
list-style: none;
margin: .9rem 0 0;
padding: 0;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
.sb-30__list li {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: .7rem;
min-block-size: 52px;
padding-inline: .15rem;
border-block-end: 1px solid var(--line);
font: 400 .95rem/1.2 inherit;
}
.sb-30__list li:last-child {
border-block-end: 0;
}
.sb-30__thumb {
inline-size: 34px;
block-size: 34px;
flex: none;
border-radius: 9px;
background: linear-gradient(135deg,#dde1e8,#eef0f4);
}
.sb-30__meta {
margin-inline-start: auto;
color: var(--muted);
font: 400 .82rem/1 inherit;
}
.sb-30 :focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid var(--ring);
outline-offset: 2px;
}
.sb-30__input:focus-visible {
outline: none;
}
.sb-30[data-theme="dark"] {
--bg: #000000;
--card: #111114;
--field: #1c1c1f;
--ink: #f2f2f5;
--muted: #8e8e93;
--line: #26262a;
--acc: #0a84ff;
--ring: #0a84ff;
--shadow: rgba(0,0,0,.9);
}
.sb-30[data-theme="dark"] .sb-30__thumb {
background: linear-gradient(135deg,#26262a,#1a1a1e);
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
.sb-30:not([data-theme="light"]) {
--bg: #000000;
--card: #111114;
--field: #1c1c1f;
--ink: #f2f2f5;
--muted: #8e8e93;
--line: #26262a;
--acc: #0a84ff;
--ring: #0a84ff;
--shadow: rgba(0,0,0,.9);
}
.sb-30:not([data-theme="light"]) .sb-30__thumb {
background: linear-gradient(135deg,#26262a,#1a1a1e);
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.sb-30 *,
.sb-30 *::before,
.sb-30 *::after {
transition: none !important;
animation: none !important;
}
}
@media (forced-colors: active) {
.sb-30__phone,
.sb-30__field {
border: 1px solid CanvasText;
}
}
.sb-30__theme {
position: absolute;
inset-block-start: clamp(.75rem,2vw,1.25rem);
inset-inline-end: clamp(.75rem,2vw,1.25rem);
z-index: 50;
inline-size: 2.5rem;
block-size: 2.5rem;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
cursor: pointer;
padding: 0;
border-radius: 999px;
border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.12);
color: currentColor;
background: rgba(255,255,255,.72);
-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
transition: background .25s ease, transform .25s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1), border-color .25s ease;
}
.sb-30[data-theme="dark"] .sb-30__theme {
background: rgba(20,20,28,.72);
border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.15);
color: #fff;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
.sb-30:not([data-theme="light"]) .sb-30__theme {
background: rgba(20,20,28,.72);
border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.15);
color: #fff;
}
}
.sb-30__theme:hover {
transform: translateY(-1px);
border-color: rgba(0,0,0,.24);
}
.sb-30[data-theme="dark"] .sb-30__theme:hover,
.sb-30:not([data-theme="light"]) .sb-30__theme:hover {
border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.3);
}
.sb-30__theme:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid currentColor;
outline-offset: 3px;
}
.sb-30__theme svg {
grid-area: 1/1;
inline-size: 1.1rem;
block-size: 1.1rem;
fill: none;
stroke: currentColor;
stroke-width: 1.7;
stroke-linecap: round;
stroke-linejoin: round;
}
.sb-30__sun {
display: none;
}
.sb-30__theme[aria-pressed="true"] .sb-30__sun {
display: block;
}
.sb-30__theme[aria-pressed="true"] .sb-30__moon {
display: none;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.sb-30__theme {
transition: none;
}
.sb-30__theme:hover {
transform: none;
}
}
```
## JavaScript
```js
(()=>{const r=document.querySelector('.sb-30');if(!r)return;const t=r.querySelector('.sb-30__theme');if(!t)return;const dark=()=>(r.dataset.theme||(matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches?'dark':'light'))==='dark';const sync=()=>{t.setAttribute('aria-pressed',String(dark()));t.setAttribute('aria-label',dark()?'Switch to light theme':'Switch to dark theme');};t.addEventListener('click',()=>{r.dataset.theme=dark()?'light':'dark';sync();});matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').addEventListener('change',()=>{if(!r.dataset.theme)sync();});sync();})();
```Here's a working CSS Search Bar from CodeFronts. Use it as-is or adapt to your framework. All classes are scoped under a unique prefix so the code won't collide with your existing styles. MIT licensed.
Demo: Mobile-First Compact CSS Search Bar
Source: https://codefronts.com/components/css-search-boxes/compact-mobile/
Sized for thumbs: a 44×44 minimum target, 16px text (so iOS never zooms on focus), an inset pressed state, and an iOS-style Cancel link that slides in on focus. Includes env(safe-area-inset-*) padding for notched devices.
## HTML
```html
<div class="sb-30">
<button class="sb-30__theme" type="button" aria-pressed="false" aria-label="Switch to dark theme">
<svg class="sb-30__moon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"><path d="M20 14.2A8.2 8.2 0 0 1 9.8 4 8.4 8.4 0 1 0 20 14.2"/></svg>
<svg class="sb-30__sun" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="4"/><path d="M12 3.4v2M12 18.6v2M3.4 12h2M18.6 12h2M6 6l1.4 1.4M16.6 16.6 18 18M18 6l-1.4 1.4M7.4 16.6 6 18"/></svg>
</button>
<div class="sb-30__stage">
<div class="sb-30__phone">
<div class="sb-30__dock">
<div class="sb-30__bar" role="search">
<div class="sb-30__field">
<svg class="sb-30__ico" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"><circle cx="11" cy="11" r="6.2" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"/><path d="m15.8 15.8 4.4 4.4" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round"/></svg>
<label class="sb-30__vh" for="sb-30-input">Search</label>
<input class="sb-30__input" id="sb-30-input" type="search" placeholder="Search" autocomplete="off" enterkeyhint="search">
</div>
<button class="sb-30__cancel" type="button"><span>Cancel</span></button>
</div>
<ul class="sb-30__list" aria-label="Recent">
<li><span class="sb-30__thumb" aria-hidden="true"></span>Wireless headphones<span class="sb-30__meta">Audio</span></li>
<li><span class="sb-30__thumb" aria-hidden="true"></span>Standing desk mat<span class="sb-30__meta">Home</span></li>
<li><span class="sb-30__thumb" aria-hidden="true"></span>Travel mug 500ml<span class="sb-30__meta">Kitchen</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
```
## CSS
```css
.sb-30 {
--bg: #eceef2;
--card: #ffffff;
--field: #eef0f4;
--ink: #0f1115;
--muted: #71767f;
--line: #e2e4ea;
--acc: #0a7cff;
--ring: #0a7cff;
--shadow: rgba(15,17,21,.18);
width: 100%;
min-height: 100vh;
min-height: 100svh;
display: block;
box-sizing: border-box;
font-family: -apple-system,system-ui,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;
color: var(--ink);
background: var(--bg);
-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
.sb-30 *,
.sb-30 *::before,
.sb-30 *::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.sb-30__stage {
min-height: 100vh;
min-height: 100svh;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
padding: clamp(1rem,4vw,3rem);
}
.sb-30__vh {
position: absolute;
width: 1px;
height: 1px;
overflow: hidden;
clip-path: inset(50%);
white-space: nowrap;
}
.sb-30__phone {
inline-size: min(22rem,100%);
border: 1px solid var(--line);
border-radius: 26px;
background: var(--card);
box-shadow: 0 30px 60px -34px var(--shadow), 0 1px 2px rgba(15,17,21,.05);
overflow: hidden;
}
.sb-30__dock {
padding: .85rem .8rem calc(.85rem + env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px));
padding-inline-start: calc(.8rem + env(safe-area-inset-left, 0px));
padding-inline-end: calc(.8rem + env(safe-area-inset-right, 0px));
}
.sb-30__bar {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: .25rem;
}
.sb-30__field {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: .5rem;
flex: 1;
min-inline-size: 0;
min-block-size: 44px;
padding-inline: .75rem;
border-radius: 12px;
background: var(--field);
transition: box-shadow .18s, background .18s;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
.sb-30__field:hover {
background: #e7e9ee;
}
}
.sb-30__field:active {
box-shadow: inset 0 2px 5px rgba(15,17,21,.12);
}
.sb-30__field:focus-within {
background: var(--card);
box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--acc);
}
.sb-30__ico {
inline-size: 17px;
block-size: 17px;
flex: none;
color: var(--muted);
}
.sb-30__input {
flex: 1;
min-inline-size: 0;
border: 0;
background: none;
color: var(--ink);
font-size: 16px;
line-height: 1;
font-family: inherit;
/* 16px stops iOS zoom-on-focus */
}
.sb-30__input::placeholder {
color: var(--muted);
}
.sb-30__input:focus {
outline: none;
}
.sb-30__input::-webkit-search-cancel-button {
-webkit-appearance: none;
appearance: none;
}
.sb-30__cancel {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 0fr;
min-block-size: 44px;
border: 0;
background: none;
color: var(--acc);
cursor: pointer;
font: 400 16px/1 inherit;
overflow: hidden;
transition: grid-template-columns .26s cubic-bezier(.2,.9,.25,1), padding .26s;
padding-inline: 0;
}
.sb-30__cancel > span {
min-inline-size: 0;
overflow: hidden;
white-space: nowrap;
align-self: center;
}
.sb-30__bar:focus-within .sb-30__cancel {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
padding-inline: .65rem .35rem;
}
.sb-30__cancel:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid var(--ring);
outline-offset: 2px;
}
.sb-30__list {
list-style: none;
margin: .9rem 0 0;
padding: 0;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
.sb-30__list li {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: .7rem;
min-block-size: 52px;
padding-inline: .15rem;
border-block-end: 1px solid var(--line);
font: 400 .95rem/1.2 inherit;
}
.sb-30__list li:last-child {
border-block-end: 0;
}
.sb-30__thumb {
inline-size: 34px;
block-size: 34px;
flex: none;
border-radius: 9px;
background: linear-gradient(135deg,#dde1e8,#eef0f4);
}
.sb-30__meta {
margin-inline-start: auto;
color: var(--muted);
font: 400 .82rem/1 inherit;
}
.sb-30 :focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid var(--ring);
outline-offset: 2px;
}
.sb-30__input:focus-visible {
outline: none;
}
.sb-30[data-theme="dark"] {
--bg: #000000;
--card: #111114;
--field: #1c1c1f;
--ink: #f2f2f5;
--muted: #8e8e93;
--line: #26262a;
--acc: #0a84ff;
--ring: #0a84ff;
--shadow: rgba(0,0,0,.9);
}
.sb-30[data-theme="dark"] .sb-30__thumb {
background: linear-gradient(135deg,#26262a,#1a1a1e);
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
.sb-30:not([data-theme="light"]) {
--bg: #000000;
--card: #111114;
--field: #1c1c1f;
--ink: #f2f2f5;
--muted: #8e8e93;
--line: #26262a;
--acc: #0a84ff;
--ring: #0a84ff;
--shadow: rgba(0,0,0,.9);
}
.sb-30:not([data-theme="light"]) .sb-30__thumb {
background: linear-gradient(135deg,#26262a,#1a1a1e);
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.sb-30 *,
.sb-30 *::before,
.sb-30 *::after {
transition: none !important;
animation: none !important;
}
}
@media (forced-colors: active) {
.sb-30__phone,
.sb-30__field {
border: 1px solid CanvasText;
}
}
.sb-30__theme {
position: absolute;
inset-block-start: clamp(.75rem,2vw,1.25rem);
inset-inline-end: clamp(.75rem,2vw,1.25rem);
z-index: 50;
inline-size: 2.5rem;
block-size: 2.5rem;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
cursor: pointer;
padding: 0;
border-radius: 999px;
border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.12);
color: currentColor;
background: rgba(255,255,255,.72);
-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
transition: background .25s ease, transform .25s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1), border-color .25s ease;
}
.sb-30[data-theme="dark"] .sb-30__theme {
background: rgba(20,20,28,.72);
border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.15);
color: #fff;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
.sb-30:not([data-theme="light"]) .sb-30__theme {
background: rgba(20,20,28,.72);
border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.15);
color: #fff;
}
}
.sb-30__theme:hover {
transform: translateY(-1px);
border-color: rgba(0,0,0,.24);
}
.sb-30[data-theme="dark"] .sb-30__theme:hover,
.sb-30:not([data-theme="light"]) .sb-30__theme:hover {
border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.3);
}
.sb-30__theme:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid currentColor;
outline-offset: 3px;
}
.sb-30__theme svg {
grid-area: 1/1;
inline-size: 1.1rem;
block-size: 1.1rem;
fill: none;
stroke: currentColor;
stroke-width: 1.7;
stroke-linecap: round;
stroke-linejoin: round;
}
.sb-30__sun {
display: none;
}
.sb-30__theme[aria-pressed="true"] .sb-30__sun {
display: block;
}
.sb-30__theme[aria-pressed="true"] .sb-30__moon {
display: none;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.sb-30__theme {
transition: none;
}
.sb-30__theme:hover {
transform: none;
}
}
```
## JavaScript
```js
(()=>{const r=document.querySelector('.sb-30');if(!r)return;const t=r.querySelector('.sb-30__theme');if(!t)return;const dark=()=>(r.dataset.theme||(matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches?'dark':'light'))==='dark';const sync=()=>{t.setAttribute('aria-pressed',String(dark()));t.setAttribute('aria-label',dark()?'Switch to light theme':'Switch to dark theme');};t.addEventListener('click',()=>{r.dataset.theme=dark()?'light':'dark';sync();});matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').addEventListener('change',()=>{if(!r.dataset.theme)sync();});sync();})();
```How this works
The 16px rule. Mobile Safari zooms the viewport whenever a focused input's computed font-size is below 16px. No meta tag hack is needed if you simply respect it:
.sb-30__input{font-size:16px;} /* never smaller on mobile */Touch has no hover. Design the pressed state, not the hovered one. An inset shadow plus a 1px translate reads as physical depression on a touchscreen:
.sb-30__field:active{box-shadow:inset 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.10);}Safe areas. On notched phones a bottom-docked search bar must clear the home indicator:
.sb-30__dock{padding-block-end:calc(.75rem + env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px));}The Cancel link uses the same 0fr → 1fr grid track trick as demo #07, so it animates to its natural width without a hard-coded pixel value — important when the word is localised.
Make it yours
- Dock it to the bottom by moving
.sb-30__docktoposition:fixed; inset-block-end:0— the safe-area padding is already there. - Swap Cancel for a filter icon if your app filters rather than searches; keep the 44px target.
- Raise the field height to 48px for one-handed reach on large phones; 44px is the floor, not the target.
- Add
enterkeyhint="search"(already set) to label the virtual keyboard's action key — supported on iOS 13.4+ and Android.
Gotchas — read before shipping
- A 40px control is 4px too small; the WCAG 2.2 minimum is 24×24 with spacing and the practical mobile minimum is 44×44.
env()only resolves whenviewport-fit=coveris set in the viewport meta; without it the inset is always 0.- Do not use
100vhin mobile layouts — the URL bar changes it mid-scroll. This demo uses100svhwith a100vhfallback. :hoverstates stick after a tap on iOS; scope them inside@media (hover:hover), as here.
Browser support
| Chrome | Safari | Firefox | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 108+ | 15.4+ | 101+ | 108+ |
svh/dvh units are Chrome 108 / Safari 15.4 / Firefox 101, with a vh fallback declared first. env() safe-area insets are iOS 11+ and Chromium Android. enterkeyhint is iOS 13.4+ / Chrome 77+; ignored elsewhere.