Feb. 13, 2024, 4:28 a.m. | Brian Treese

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We now have a new search element in HTML. It should be used when adding any sort of search functionality within a website or web app. Its purpose is to provide the proper semantics for search functionality within the browser. In this post I’ll show you how to use it in a couple of common search scenarios. Ok, let’s get to it.







The need for the HTML search element


With HTML, it’s important to use the best tag for the …

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