Search box with icon slot.

The component#

html
<div class="relative max-w-md"><input class="w-full rounded-xl border py-2.5 ps-10 pe-4" placeholder="Search…" /><span class="absolute start-3 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-slate-400">🔍</span></div>

Responsive & dark#

Add dark: twins to every surface and text color (bg-white dark:bg-slate-900, border-slate-200 dark:border-slate-800). Because this recipe is pure utilities, dark mode is a per-class decision — see concepts/dark-mode-strategies|dark mode strategies.

Customization#

  • Swap palette classes to re-theme instantly
  • Adjust radii (rounded-lg → rounded-2xl) for tone
  • Add transition + state variants for polish
  • Extract into a framework component when reused 3+ times

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