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Bootstrap Search Boxes:

Full Size Search in Bootstrap

Have you ever landed on a website trying to find the post you once read but forgot to bookmark? You searched through every category and every article and that wasted your time by a lot. In the end, you were so frustrated that you just left the site and forgot about the what you were after in the first place. If only the website had a search bar, you could have simply searched for the keyword and found the post easily. this is why having a search bar is a really important aspect of a website. Some people prefer to use full screen search boxes but they cannot do it because of the lack of physical space on their pages.

Here in this post, a full screen search bar is displayed. This search bar works in a way that normally the search box is hidden but there is a button you can press in the navigation bar. Once you click that button, a new window with a transparent background will appear and you can use the search field in the middle to find what you need on the website. It’s a nice Bootstrap search box to have in your website and it saves some space as well. The best part is that all of our codes are completely free of charge so you can have this JS search bar without any costs.

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Bootstrap Search Box

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JS Search Bar

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Full Screen Search

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Full Screen Search Bar

<!-- This script got from frontendfreecode.com -->
<div class="container">
    <nav class="navbar navbar-default" role="navigation">
        <div class="container-fluid">
            <!-- Brand and toggle get grouped for better mobile display -->
            <div class="navbar-header">
                <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#bs-example-navbar-collapse-1">
                    <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span>
                    <span class="icon-bar"></span>
                    <span class="icon-bar"></span>
                    <span class="icon-bar"></span>
                </button>
                <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Full Screen Search</a>
            </div>

            <!-- Collect the nav links, forms, and other content for toggling -->
            <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="bs-example-navbar-collapse-1">
                <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
                    <li class="active"><a href="#">Link</a></li>
                    <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
                    <li class="dropdown">
                        <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Dropdown <b class="caret"></b></a>
                        <ul class="dropdown-menu">
                            <li><a href="#">Action</a></li>
                            <li><a href="#">Another action</a></li>
                            <li><a href="#">Something else here</a></li>
                            <li class="divider"></li>
                            <li><a href="#">Separated link</a></li>
                            <li class="divider"></li>
                            <li><a href="#">One more separated link</a></li>
                        </ul>
                    </li>
                </ul>
                <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
                    <li><a href="#search">Search</a></li>
                </ul>
            </div>
            <!-- /.navbar-collapse -->
        </div>
        <!-- /.container-fluid -->
    </nav>
</div>
<div id="search">
    <button type="button" class="close">×</button>
    <form>
        <input type="search" value="" placeholder="type keyword(s) here" />
        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Search</button>
    </form>
</div><a style="font-size: 8pt; text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="http://frontendfreecode.com">Free Frontend</a>
                                                                            
body {
    padding: 40px 0px;
}
#search {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0px;
    left: 0px;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
    -webkit-transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
    -moz-transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
    -o-transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
    -ms-transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
    transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
    -webkit-transform: translate(0px, -100%) scale(0, 0);
    -moz-transform: translate(0px, -100%) scale(0, 0);
    -o-transform: translate(0px, -100%) scale(0, 0);
    -ms-transform: translate(0px, -100%) scale(0, 0);
    transform: translate(0px, -100%) scale(0, 0);
    opacity: 0;
}
#search.open {
    -webkit-transform: translate(0px, 0px) scale(1, 1);
    -moz-transform: translate(0px, 0px) scale(1, 1);
    -o-transform: translate(0px, 0px) scale(1, 1);
    -ms-transform: translate(0px, 0px) scale(1, 1);
    transform: translate(0px, 0px) scale(1, 1);
    opacity: 1;
}
#search input[type="search"] {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    width: 100%;
    color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
    font-size: 60px;
    font-weight: 300;
    text-align: center;
    border: 0px;
    margin: 0px auto;
    margin-top: -51px;
    padding-left: 30px;
    padding-right: 30px;
    outline: none;
}
#search .btn {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    margin-top: 61px;
    margin-left: -45px;
}
#search .close {
    position: fixed;
    top: 15px;
    right: 15px;
    color: #fff;
    background-color: #428bca;
    border-color: #357ebd;
    opacity: 1;
    padding: 10px 17px;
    font-size: 27px;
}
$(function () {
    $('a[href="#search"]').on("click", function (event) {
        event.preventDefault();
        $("#search").addClass("open");
        $('#search > form > input[type="search"]').focus();
    });
    $("#search, #search button.close").on("click keyup", function (event) {
        if (event.target == this || event.target.className == "close" || event.keyCode == 27) {
            $(this).removeClass("open");
        }
    });
    $("form").submit(function (event) {
        event.preventDefault();
        return false;
    });
});
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.0/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<!-- This script got from frontendfreecode.com -->

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.0/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<style>
body {
    padding: 40px 0px;
}
#search {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0px;
    left: 0px;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
    -webkit-transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
    -moz-transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
    -o-transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
    -ms-transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
    transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
    -webkit-transform: translate(0px, -100%) scale(0, 0);
    -moz-transform: translate(0px, -100%) scale(0, 0);
    -o-transform: translate(0px, -100%) scale(0, 0);
    -ms-transform: translate(0px, -100%) scale(0, 0);
    transform: translate(0px, -100%) scale(0, 0);
    opacity: 0;
}
#search.open {
    -webkit-transform: translate(0px, 0px) scale(1, 1);
    -moz-transform: translate(0px, 0px) scale(1, 1);
    -o-transform: translate(0px, 0px) scale(1, 1);
    -ms-transform: translate(0px, 0px) scale(1, 1);
    transform: translate(0px, 0px) scale(1, 1);
    opacity: 1;
}
#search input[type="search"] {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    width: 100%;
    color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
    font-size: 60px;
    font-weight: 300;
    text-align: center;
    border: 0px;
    margin: 0px auto;
    margin-top: -51px;
    padding-left: 30px;
    padding-right: 30px;
    outline: none;
}
#search .btn {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    margin-top: 61px;
    margin-left: -45px;
}
#search .close {
    position: fixed;
    top: 15px;
    right: 15px;
    color: #fff;
    background-color: #428bca;
    border-color: #357ebd;
    opacity: 1;
    padding: 10px 17px;
    font-size: 27px;
}
</style>

</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
    <nav class="navbar navbar-default" role="navigation">
        <div class="container-fluid">
            <!-- Brand and toggle get grouped for better mobile display -->
            <div class="navbar-header">
                <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#bs-example-navbar-collapse-1">
                    <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span>
                    <span class="icon-bar"></span>
                    <span class="icon-bar"></span>
                    <span class="icon-bar"></span>
                </button>
                <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Full Screen Search</a>
            </div>

            <!-- Collect the nav links, forms, and other content for toggling -->
            <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="bs-example-navbar-collapse-1">
                <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
                    <li class="active"><a href="#">Link</a></li>
                    <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
                    <li class="dropdown">
                        <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Dropdown <b class="caret"></b></a>
                        <ul class="dropdown-menu">
                            <li><a href="#">Action</a></li>
                            <li><a href="#">Another action</a></li>
                            <li><a href="#">Something else here</a></li>
                            <li class="divider"></li>
                            <li><a href="#">Separated link</a></li>
                            <li class="divider"></li>
                            <li><a href="#">One more separated link</a></li>
                        </ul>
                    </li>
                </ul>
                <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
                    <li><a href="#search">Search</a></li>
                </ul>
            </div>
            <!-- /.navbar-collapse -->
        </div>
        <!-- /.container-fluid -->
    </nav>
</div>
<div id="search">
    <button type="button" class="close">×</button>
    <form>
        <input type="search" value="" placeholder="type keyword(s) here" />
        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Search</button>
    </form>
</div><div id="bcl"><a style="font-size:8pt;text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.devanswer.com">Free Frontend</a></div>
<script>
$(function () {
    $('a[href="#search"]').on("click", function (event) {
        event.preventDefault();
        $("#search").addClass("open");
        $('#search > form > input[type="search"]').focus();
    });
    $("#search, #search button.close").on("click keyup", function (event) {
        if (event.target == this || event.target.className == "close" || event.keyCode == 27) {
            $(this).removeClass("open");
        }
    });
    $("form").submit(function (event) {
        event.preventDefault();
        return false;
    });
});
</script>

</body>
</html>
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