Incase where the homapage, Archieve page and other pages are not able to expose the content of user's choice, search boxes comes to fulfill this need. Search option has been of key importance in the industry of web design overall the history. Navigation is not enough.
Now here we will see Six designs of search boxes which will be more selective to be chosen as according to the template of your blog.
Add Custom Search Box to Blogspot
Adding a stylish and elegant search box in your blog is easy and you can select any of the above to make it look interesting with CSS.
Custom Search Box for Blogspot
<style>#searchbox {
background: #d8d8d8;
border: 4px solid #e8e8e8;
padding: 20px 10px;
width: 250px;
}
input:focus::-webkit-input-placeholder {
color: transparent;
}
input:focus:-moz-placeholder {
color: transparent;
}
input:focus::-moz-placeholder {
color: transparent;
}
#searchbox input {
outline: none;
}
#searchbox input[type="text"] {
background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN40ZcJH7-I8O4ZH1qW5Er6JrpPWnTnSlfn7OzBcE7sVV_SXTSSjuhqHDCJNFxN3fo9P3mLuhRPmPCX4eCkIql8m29_AikAAzC2Ve2MWdV3z3IerXmXD2ir-cF6djYySRKZDbZXf0SDTjv/s1600/search-dark.png) no-repeat 10px 6px #fff;
border-width: 1px;
border-style: solid;
border-color: #fff;
font: bold 12px Arial,Helvetica,Sans-serif;
color: #bebebe;
width: 55%;
padding: 8px 15px 8px 30px;
}
#button-submit {
background: #6A6F75;
border-width: 0px;
padding: 9px 0px;
width: 23%;
cursor: pointer;
font: bold 12px Arial, Helvetica;
color: #fff;
text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #555;
}
#button-submit:hover {
background: #4f5356;
}
#button-submit:active {
background: #5b5d60;
outline: none;
}
#button-submit::-moz-focus-inner {
border: 0;
}
</style>
<form id="searchbox" method="get" action="/search">
<input name="q" type="text" size="15" placeholder="Type here..." />
<input id="button-submit" type="submit" value="Search" />
</form>
Stylish Search Box
<style>
#searchbox {
width: 240px;
}
#searchbox input {
outline: none;
}
input:focus::-webkit-input-placeholder {
color: transparent;
}
input:focus:-moz-placeholder {
color: transparent;
}
input:focus::-moz-placeholder {
color: transparent;
}
#searchbox input[type="text"] {
background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN40ZcJH7-I8O4ZH1qW5Er6JrpPWnTnSlfn7OzBcE7sVV_SXTSSjuhqHDCJNFxN3fo9P3mLuhRPmPCX4eCkIql8m29_AikAAzC2Ve2MWdV3z3IerXmXD2ir-cF6djYySRKZDbZXf0SDTjv/s1600/search-dark.png) no-repeat 10px 13px #f2f2f2;
border: 2px solid #f2f2f2;
font: bold 12px Arial,Helvetica,Sans-serif;
color: #6A6F75;
width: 160px;
padding: 14px 17px 12px 30px;
-webkit-border-radius: 5px 0px 0px 5px;
-moz-border-radius: 5px 0px 0px 5px;
border-radius: 5px 0px 0px 5px;
text-shadow: 0 2px 3px #fff;
-webkit-transition: all 0.7s ease 0s;
-moz-transition: all 0.7s ease 0s;
-o-transition: all 0.7s ease 0s;
transition: all 0.7s ease 0s;
}
#searchbox input[type="text"]:focus {
background: #f7f7f7;
border: 2px solid #f7f7f7;
width: 200px;
padding-left: 10px;
}
#button-submit{
background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YypBS-mESWUYE8KXvTJZ9OYdCQQTM-YGwae_fPyqMFHn2RS14iaHvSbptV-phAE7TqIuVPrTdp-YjUtFwuedeEI2nrOWKd5bj-T7PVnuEiFE7E5nC5FDcdeYbWnObUb4nPRO9FW2uur1/s1600/slider-arrow-right.png) no-repeat;
margin-left: -40px;
border-width: 0px;
width: 43px;
height: 45px;
}
</style>
<form id="searchbox" method="get" action="/search" autocomplete="off">
<input name="q" type="text" size="15" placeholder="Enter keywords here..." />
<input id="button-submit" type="submit" value=" "/>
</form>
Elegant Custom Search Box for Blogger
<style>
#searchbox {
background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6S059gh7_oSVe7o7VGoPAIEdKdjagb1WNuktcLW2jtK3J4XQICcvU3O-vocLDnr9O3wUWwZ-JQ65V5v7bVlW5yU9ljjadKx-hyCBeURrF3Hh2oUAPicxT5Jl59kxfrNJZCxWdtxiUICVD/s1600/searchbar.png) no-repeat;
width: 208px;
height: 29px;
}
input:focus::-webkit-input-placeholder {
color: transparent;
}
input:focus:-moz-placeholder {
color: transparent;
}
input:focus::-moz-placeholder {
color: transparent;
}
#searchbox input {
outline: none;
}
#searchbox input[type="text"] {
background: transparent;
margin: 3px 0px 0px 20px;
padding: 5px 0px 5px 0px;
border-width: 0px;
font-family: "Arial Narrow", Arial, sans-serif;
font-size: 12px;
color: #828282;
width: 70%;
display: inline-table;
vertical-align: top;
}
#button-submit {
background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF1JZBNUBu5tMIZw0yASzi5EpkcqB6zAO_NpVP6UZL_O9fsfvwwpeYx5eSnhHOmdOPkFqYh7lHjPZnw-r0GsIKpIGsx6hK8dzpmQQ485isMqIMPoKjAMAP02dq0FoBJLz8QbX4htG-0ie3/s1600/magnifier.png) no-repeat;
border-width: 0px;
cursor: pointer;
margin-left: 10px;
margin-top: 4px;
width: 21px;
height: 22px;
}
#button-submit:hover {
background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbQD-JwwbJL3PZui2VBWGjg1GiB0gOrBszNZmFL5i61yzUvbaSLTiSOVSSBLBwt-rdNPzfsHehHI4b7xVh6P9-hcnBANxAuW971_95f53qr5wr695TUOLzRra0Or4MovklMEO60xbBz0y/s1600/magnifier-hover.png) no-repeat;
}
#button-submit:active {
background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbQD-JwwbJL3PZui2VBWGjg1GiB0gOrBszNZmFL5i61yzUvbaSLTiSOVSSBLBwt-rdNPzfsHehHI4b7xVh6P9-hcnBANxAuW971_95f53qr5wr695TUOLzRra0Or4MovklMEO60xbBz0y/s1600/magnifier-hover.png) no-repeat;
outline: none;
}
#button-submit::-moz-focus-inner {
border: 0;
}
</style>
<form id="searchbox" method="get" action="/search" autocomplete="off">
<input name="q" type="text" size="15" placeholder="search..." />
<input id="button-submit" type="submit" value="" />
</form>
Elegant Stylish Black Search Box for Blogger
<style>
#searchbox {
background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzET2m2JrEw-peYaGnCvyhXjj6LQm1zz34_CHmTQ5hsRdTJ9HYmjZ6n28F73PtMCuB67S9evm2YFfR-hTp_RXFqtF0o1DlbiXb4IyXDpahvu6myMDSItVrfBJm_e1A79KmwgY-MluJlI_/s1600/search-box.png) no-repeat;
height: 27px;
width: 202px;
}
input:focus::-webkit-input-placeholder {
color: transparent;
}
input:focus:-moz-placeholder {
color: transparent;
}
input:focus::-moz-placeholder {
color: transparent;
}
#searchbox input {
outline: none;
}
#searchbox input[type="text"] {
background: transparent;
margin: 0px 0px 0px 12px;
padding: 5px 0px 5px 0px;
border-width: 0px;
font-family: "Arial Narrow", Arial, sans-serif;
font-size: 12px;
font-style: italic;
width: 77%;
color: #828282;
display: inline-table;
vertical-align: top;
}
#button-submit {
background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_XPhk0exyWZ90U2ycc0Qdi1Q9J7-r1x-NekgJBLm6KWW1kTNpzrusHvNbImc4NIXFbQNUEYW2l3zxVTreyT448HXDnS0ol2VCEhpd-xnfGLoJtotE9WLEshigRE4sogeDBTk9nYyMlIe/s1600/search-button.png) no-repeat;
border-width: 0px;
cursor: pointer;
width: 30px;
height: 25px;
}
#button-submit:hover {
background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bFk-fo68CiXMBLA1NIDGPeLHlqb5hc74ysWiKGkgAN6thNiHSCCr93li_SqWWXu9_NxHq4tt0EthXIRcmPLVuZp-7vkIqkEeC9-Knw41rsc7mDsFcR__5r_Jv_17v2UHkWjXdO34eF52/s1600/search-button-hover.png) no-repeat;
}
#button-submit::-moz-focus-inner {
border: 0;
}
</style>
<form id="searchbox" method="get" action="/search" autocomplete="off">
<input name="q" type="text" size="15" placeholder="search..." />
<input id="button-submit" type="submit" value="" />
</form>
HandDrawing Style Search Box for blogspot Blog
<style>
#searchbox { background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHq7PGUv1rWw6Vp0-Zzy8hpbANg8nQOckic_oBZ3Cs-PIef_k628gomsL8Lpu60_v1uas85TG-mpsK_4xawBqHdOVB9oEvUDbeTGMIiduQkg7V2xpU9f0B4x-4hQxiUi0KP_3cew1m9YQ7/s1600/search-box1.png) no-repeat; width: 250px; height: 65px;}
input:focus::-webkit-input-placeholder {color: transparent;}
input:focus:-moz-placeholder {color: transparent;}
input:focus::-moz-placeholder {color: transparent;}
#searchbox input { outline: none;}
#searchbox input[type="text"] { background: transparent; padding: 5px 0px 5px 20px; margin: 10px 15px 0px 0px; border-width: 0px; font-family: "Brush Script MT", cursive; font-size: 12px; color: #595959; width: 65%; font-weight: bold; display: inline-table; vertical-align: top;}
#button-submit { background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqFkP9OJ1pPNEV3_1PbcKG7TvGwp5ynuY_l8wnRegXfG_GA_6iLsahCk7J679EJ2VW5u2XzCCWKMpFwkPbc-EZxfFO4Jny6hza8IriQpwfQGl9aP7CahDaY3eOWUeW8ldA7EtvRsnSEhu5/s1600/magnifier.png) no-repeat; border-width: 0px; cursor: pointer; margin-top: 10px; width: 19px; height: 25px;}
#button-submit:hover { background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZC8FPs5TeFi993z63QU7ic1FYnugEIHiVoIqze-pz4nefqdlG1MfDXUXJUPJDAP7x6oVzdCq4PWFHAKHleooAwLQuNfbm_WMAFQzm6Os3FiTXEiCthowAYsmN9KxOugo-btOaUiFxqDd/s1600/magnifier-hover.png) no-repeat;}
#button-submit:active { background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZC8FPs5TeFi993z63QU7ic1FYnugEIHiVoIqze-pz4nefqdlG1MfDXUXJUPJDAP7x6oVzdCq4PWFHAKHleooAwLQuNfbm_WMAFQzm6Os3FiTXEiCthowAYsmN9KxOugo-btOaUiFxqDd/s1600/magnifier-hover.png) no-repeat; outline: none;}
#button-submit::-moz-focus-inner { border: 0;}</style>
<form id="searchbox" method="get" action="/search" autocomplete="off"> <input class="textarea" name="q" type="text" size="15" placeholder="Search here..." /> <input id="button-submit" type="submit" value="" /></form>
Cool Black Search Box for Blogger
<style>#searchbox {width: 280px;background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdl3XzmfDQxqBKD_fXshzRnebVuz3Py0K25blDOO-UkZa-nVXyaPVtycd7ieA3mrcJFYW5KBs75u37WlZNTnwLI_Pv8tRuArDGiogwUfxZZuyKMIvokRJ39_ZinMiAY-nji19Cv0HVZ-Zn/s1600/search-box.png) no-repeat;}
#searchbox input { outline: none;}
input:focus::-webkit-input-placeholder { color: transparent;}
input:focus:-moz-placeholder { color: transparent;}
input:focus::-moz-placeholder { color: transparent;}#searchbox input[type="text"] {background: transparent;border: 0px;font-family: "Avant Garde", Avantgarde, "Century Gothic", CenturyGothic, "AppleGothic", sans-serif;font-size: 14px; color: #f2f2f2 !important; padding: 10px 35px 10px 20px; width: 220px;}#searchbox input[type="text"]:focus {color: #fff;}
#button-submit{background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbmSzr0uThXsyEOI0VKuv0rlhS2WusvHU7iGQ4sLbI-S6Eq3HDim0W-6X4cGuhm0ZLC4p1gO_cMbbx1nwJZm4lQ36WkHPb2csiwh0l95MojePypom9XNAANw_9Gegd5gf_E2WdwUZcRbu/s1600/search-icon.png) no-repeat;margin-left: -40px;border-width: 0px;width: 40px;height: 50px;}
#button-submit:hover {background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFb993gsW20aVWNWMkKzaoa0mxYJa2axlYmpWoJIRcD5K0nbqv27tPLswW9F2epRYkXTY7tGr5mMX84MVlRJYrXiVAyDwukyEWwUR0O6b_oTyWVHRk4j2ioxi5az9FEvEqDk-agM6Ua_C/s1600/search-icon-hover.png);}</style>
<form id="searchbox" method="get" action="/search" autocomplete="off"><input name="q" type="text" size="15" placeholder="Enter keywords here..." /><input id="button-submit" type="submit" value=" "/></form>
How to Add Custom Search box in Blog?
Easily Add a HTML/Java Script gadget into the Layout of your blog where ever you have to place it and paste the respective code snippet in the code box and leave the title box there and click save.
Now Enjoy.
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