To give a site an interesting and modern feel, the transition property can be used to expand the length of a search field when the user clicks into it.
Below is the search form we’ll apply our styles to. We have it inside a parent div so that we can set the alignment of where the form will sit.
<div class="search_container">
<form>
<input type="text" class="my_search" name="search" placeholder="Search site...">
</form>
</div>
Add these styles to your style sheet.
.search_container {
text-align: left;
}
.my_search {
width: 160px;
box-sizing: border-box;
border: #bababa solid thin;
border-radius: 3px;
font-size: 16px;
padding: 12px 20px;
transition: width 0.4s ease-in-out;
}
.my_search:focus {
width: 100%;
}
.my_search:focus::placeholder {
color: white;
}
Examples
This example has the .search_container set to the left, and it will expand to the right.
.search_container {
text-align: left;
}
This example has the .search_container set to the right, and it will expand to the left.
.search_container {
text-align: right;
}
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CSS NOTES:
- The “inherit”, “initial” and “unset” keywords can be used with any CSS property to set its value
- In CSS there are many ways to express a color value in a property
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