# Search with typing placeholder

> The placeholder types out example searches letter by letter, deletes them and starts over with the next one.

- Category: [Inputs](https://library.aimran.es/components/inputs)
- Built with: HTML + CSS
- Live editor: https://library.aimran.es/blocks/uv-in2-typing
- Library: AIMRAN Library (https://library.aimran.es), free, no sign-up, by Aimran Oukham

## Where to use it

An empty search box does not tell people what they can look for; this one does it by typing examples. It suits the hero of a marketplace, an icon or template library or a help centre: “Search icons…”, “Search palettes…” and so on. An animated placeholder in a search input, with a small script doing the typing.

The moving text is a hint, not a label, so keep a visible title or an accessible name for the field. Use real searches your visitors make and keep them short, three or four words at most.

## Code

### HTML

```html
<label class="uv-in2t"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2.2" stroke-linecap="round"><circle cx="11" cy="11" r="7"/><path d="M20 20l-4.3-4.3"/></svg><input></label>
```

### CSS

```css
.uv-in2t {
  --c1: #0071e3;
  --c2: #8ec5ff;
  --s: 16px;
  /* tamaño */
  --k: 1;
  /* velocidad */
  --fg: #1d1d1f;
  /* texto */
  --bg: #f5f5f7;
  /* fondo */
}

.uv-in2t {
  font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"SF Pro Text","Inter",system-ui,sans-serif;
  font-size: var(--s);
  color: var(--fg);
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .7em;
  width: 17em;
  padding: .85em 1.1em;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: color-mix(in srgb,var(--fg) 5%,transparent);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.6px color-mix(in srgb,var(--fg) 10%,transparent);
  transition: box-shadow calc(0.3s / var(--k)) cubic-bezier(.25,.1,.25,1);
}

.uv-in2t:focus-within {
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.8px var(--c1),0 0 0 4px color-mix(in srgb,var(--c1) 14%,transparent);
}

.uv-in2t svg {
  width: 1.15em;
  height: 1.15em;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  opacity: .5;
}

.uv-in2t input {
  font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"SF Pro Text","Inter",system-ui,sans-serif;
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  font-size: var(--s);
  color: var(--fg);
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  outline: 0;
}

.uv-in2t input::placeholder {
  color: color-mix(in srgb,var(--fg) 45%,transparent);
}
```

### JavaScript

```js
document.querySelectorAll(".uv-in2t").forEach(el => {
  const i=el.querySelector("input"),ws=["Search icons…","Search palettes…","Search animations…"];let w=0,c=0,del=false;const tick=()=>{const t=ws[w];c+=del?-1:1;i.placeholder=t.slice(0,c)+(c<t.length?"|":"");if(!del&&c===t.length){del=true;setTimeout(tick,1100/ +getComputedStyle(el).getPropertyValue("--k")||1)}else if(del&&c===0){del=false;w=(w+1)%ws.length;setTimeout(tick,200)}else setTimeout(tick,del?38:78)};tick()
});
```

### React

```tsx
// @ts-nocheck: setup() es JavaScript del DOM sin tipos, el mismo de la pestaña JS.
import { useEffect, useRef, type CSSProperties } from "react";

const css = `
.uv-in2t {
  font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"SF Pro Text","Inter",system-ui,sans-serif;
  font-size: var(--s);
  color: var(--fg);
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .7em;
  width: 17em;
  padding: .85em 1.1em;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: color-mix(in srgb,var(--fg) 5%,transparent);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.6px color-mix(in srgb,var(--fg) 10%,transparent);
  transition: box-shadow calc(0.3s / var(--k)) cubic-bezier(.25,.1,.25,1);
}

.uv-in2t:focus-within {
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.8px var(--c1),0 0 0 4px color-mix(in srgb,var(--c1) 14%,transparent);
}

.uv-in2t svg {
  width: 1.15em;
  height: 1.15em;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  opacity: .5;
}

.uv-in2t input {
  font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"SF Pro Text","Inter",system-ui,sans-serif;
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  font-size: var(--s);
  color: var(--fg);
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  outline: 0;
}

.uv-in2t input::placeholder {
  color: color-mix(in srgb,var(--fg) 45%,transparent);
}
`;

// Interacción en JavaScript del DOM: la misma que en la pestaña JS.
// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
function setup(el: any) {
  const i=el.querySelector("input"),ws=["Search icons…","Search palettes…","Search animations…"];let w=0,c=0,del=false;const tick=()=>{const t=ws[w];c+=del?-1:1;i.placeholder=t.slice(0,c)+(c<t.length?"|":"");if(!del&&c===t.length){del=true;setTimeout(tick,1100/ +getComputedStyle(el).getPropertyValue("--k")||1)}else if(del&&c===0){del=false;w=(w+1)%ws.length;setTimeout(tick,200)}else setTimeout(tick,del?38:78)};tick()
}

export default function In2Typing() {
  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);

  useEffect(() => {
    const el = ref.current?.firstElementChild;
    return el ? setup(el) : undefined;
  }, []);

  return (
    <>
      <style>{css}</style>
      <div
        ref={ref} style={{
          "--c1": "#0071e3",
          "--c2": "#8ec5ff",
          "--s": "16px",
          "--k": "1",
          "--fg": "#1d1d1f",
          "--bg": "#f5f5f7",
        } as CSSProperties}
      >
        <label className="uv-in2t"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2.2" strokeLinecap="round"><circle cx="11" cy="11" r="7" /><path d="M20 20l-4.3-4.3" /></svg><input /></label>
      </div>
    </>
  );
}
```

## Prompt for AI assistants

Paste this into ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, v0 or Lovable to adapt the block to your stack (Tailwind, Vue, Svelte…):

````text
I want to add the “Search with typing placeholder” block (Inputs) from AIMRAN Library to my project.

## What it is
The placeholder types out example searches letter by letter, deletes them and starts over with the next one.

## Chosen settings
- Main color: #0071e3
- Secondary color: #8ec5ff
- Size: 16px (from 12 to 24px)
- Speed: 1x (from 0.5 to 2x)

## What I need
1. Add it to my project with the same look and animation as the reference code: same sizes, colours, radii, shadows, timings and easing.
2. It is built with plain HTML and CSS (the reference wraps it in a React component with its CSS). If my project uses something else (Vue, Svelte, Astro, plain HTML…), translate it without losing any behaviour. If I use Tailwind, turn the styles into classes; if not, keep the CSS in its own file.
3. Expose the settings above as props (or CSS variables) with those values as defaults.
4. Make it work well on phones: nothing that depends only on hover, touch targets of at least 44 px and no overflow on 320 px screens.
5. Make it look right in light and dark mode.
6. Keep it accessible: semantic HTML, roles and aria-* where needed, visible focus and keyboard support.
7. Respect prefers-reduced-motion: with reduced motion, no big animations but the same end result.

## Reference code
```tsx
// @ts-nocheck: setup() es JavaScript del DOM sin tipos, el mismo de la pestaña JS.
import { useEffect, useRef, type CSSProperties } from "react";

const css = `
.uv-in2t {
  font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"SF Pro Text","Inter",system-ui,sans-serif;
  font-size: var(--s);
  color: var(--fg);
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .7em;
  width: 17em;
  padding: .85em 1.1em;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: color-mix(in srgb,var(--fg) 5%,transparent);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.6px color-mix(in srgb,var(--fg) 10%,transparent);
  transition: box-shadow calc(0.3s / var(--k)) cubic-bezier(.25,.1,.25,1);
}

.uv-in2t:focus-within {
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.8px var(--c1),0 0 0 4px color-mix(in srgb,var(--c1) 14%,transparent);
}

.uv-in2t svg {
  width: 1.15em;
  height: 1.15em;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  opacity: .5;
}

.uv-in2t input {
  font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"SF Pro Text","Inter",system-ui,sans-serif;
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  font-size: var(--s);
  color: var(--fg);
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  outline: 0;
}

.uv-in2t input::placeholder {
  color: color-mix(in srgb,var(--fg) 45%,transparent);
}
`;

// Interacción en JavaScript del DOM: la misma que en la pestaña JS.
// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
function setup(el: any) {
  const i=el.querySelector("input"),ws=["Search icons…","Search palettes…","Search animations…"];let w=0,c=0,del=false;const tick=()=>{const t=ws[w];c+=del?-1:1;i.placeholder=t.slice(0,c)+(c<t.length?"|":"");if(!del&&c===t.length){del=true;setTimeout(tick,1100/ +getComputedStyle(el).getPropertyValue("--k")||1)}else if(del&&c===0){del=false;w=(w+1)%ws.length;setTimeout(tick,200)}else setTimeout(tick,del?38:78)};tick()
}

export default function In2Typing() {
  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);

  useEffect(() => {
    const el = ref.current?.firstElementChild;
    return el ? setup(el) : undefined;
  }, []);

  return (
    <>
      <style>{css}</style>
      <div
        ref={ref} style={{
          "--c1": "#0071e3",
          "--c2": "#8ec5ff",
          "--s": "16px",
          "--k": "1",
          "--fg": "#1d1d1f",
          "--bg": "#f5f5f7",
        } as CSSProperties}
      >
        <label className="uv-in2t"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2.2" strokeLinecap="round"><circle cx="11" cy="11" r="7" /><path d="M20 20l-4.3-4.3" /></svg><input /></label>
      </div>
    </>
  );
}
```

Give me the complete final code, ready to paste, and tell me in one line where to put it in my project.
````