Frosted glass
A translucent pane over slowly moving color.
Glass Search Bar
A frosted pill search field that widens on hover or focus, hides its shortcut hint and drops a glass list of suggestions with a stagger. Real input, :focus-within, no script.
Also known as: glassmorphism search bar css, frosted search input css, expanding search bar.
HTML
<div class="gls-glass-search-bar">
<span class="gls-glass-search-bar-orb gls-glass-search-bar-orb-a" aria-hidden="true"></span>
<span class="gls-glass-search-bar-orb gls-glass-search-bar-orb-b" aria-hidden="true"></span>
<p class="gls-glass-search-bar-hint" aria-hidden="true">Find a<br>component</p>
<div class="gls-glass-search-bar-box">
<label class="gls-glass-search-bar-field">
<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2.5" stroke-linecap="round" aria-hidden="true"><circle cx="11" cy="11" r="6.5"/><path d="M16 16l4.5 4.5"/></svg>
<input type="search" placeholder="Search components" aria-label="Search components">
<kbd>⌘K</kbd>
</label>
<ul class="gls-glass-search-bar-list">
<li><span>#</span>Glass navbar</li>
<li><span>#</span>Liquid glass button</li>
<li><span>#</span>Frosted login form</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>CSS
.gls-glass-search-bar {
--c: var(--gls-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--gls-size, 16px);
position: relative;
display: grid;
justify-items: center;
align-content: start;
width: 22em;
height: 12em;
border-radius: 1.25em;
overflow: hidden;
isolation: isolate;
background: linear-gradient(150deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 45%, #0f172a), color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 25%, #4c1d95));
color: #fff;
font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
line-height: 1.3;
}
.gls-glass-search-bar-orb {
position: absolute;
z-index: -1;
border-radius: 50%;
}
.gls-glass-search-bar-orb-a {
left: 2.5em;
top: 3em;
width: 6.5em;
height: 6.5em;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 40%, #fff), var(--c));
animation: gls-glass-search-bar-orb 7s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
.gls-glass-search-bar-orb-b {
right: 1.5em;
top: 3.8em;
width: 5em;
height: 5em;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fde68a, #f472b6);
animation: gls-glass-search-bar-orb 8s ease-in-out -4s infinite alternate-reverse;
}
.gls-glass-search-bar-hint {
position: absolute;
left: 0;
right: 0;
bottom: 1.1em;
margin: 0;
font-size: 1.9em;
font-weight: 800;
line-height: 1.05;
letter-spacing: -0.03em;
text-align: center;
color: rgb(255 255 255 / 0.9);
}
.gls-glass-search-bar-box {
position: relative;
display: grid;
justify-items: center;
margin-top: 1.3em;
}
.gls-glass-search-bar-field {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 0.55em;
width: 13.5em;
height: 2.5em;
padding: 0 0.5em 0 0.9em;
border-radius: 99em;
background: color-mix(in srgb, #fff 16%, transparent);
-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(0.9em) saturate(1.5);
backdrop-filter: blur(0.9em) saturate(1.5);
border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, #fff 45%, transparent);
box-shadow: 0 0.5em 1.5em -0.5em rgb(0 0 0 / 0.35), inset 0 1px 0 color-mix(in srgb, #fff 55%, transparent);
cursor: text;
transition: width 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1), background-color 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}
.gls-glass-search-bar-field svg { flex: none; width: 0.95em; height: 0.95em; }
.gls-glass-search-bar-field input {
flex: 1;
width: 100%;
min-width: 0;
border: 0;
outline: 0;
background: transparent;
color: #fff;
font: inherit;
font-size: 0.8em;
}
.gls-glass-search-bar-field input::placeholder { color: rgb(255 255 255 / 0.72); }
.gls-glass-search-bar-field input::-webkit-search-cancel-button { display: none; }
.gls-glass-search-bar-field kbd {
flex: none;
padding: 0.3em 0.5em;
border-radius: 99em;
background: rgb(255 255 255 / 0.18);
font: 600 0.6em/1 system-ui, sans-serif;
transition: opacity 0.25s ease;
}
.gls-glass-search-bar-box:is(:hover, :focus-within) .gls-glass-search-bar-field {
width: 17em;
background-color: rgb(255 255 255 / 0.24);
box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.2em rgb(255 255 255 / 0.18), 0 0.8em 1.8em -0.6em rgb(0 0 0 / 0.45), inset 0 1px 0 rgb(255 255 255 / 0.6);
}
.gls-glass-search-bar-box:focus-within kbd { opacity: 0; }
.gls-glass-search-bar-list {
position: absolute;
top: calc(100% + 0.45em);
display: grid;
width: 17em;
margin: 0;
padding: 0.35em;
border-radius: 1em;
list-style: none;
background: color-mix(in srgb, #fff 16%, transparent);
-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(0.9em) saturate(1.5);
backdrop-filter: blur(0.9em) saturate(1.5);
border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, #fff 45%, transparent);
box-shadow: 0 0.5em 1.5em -0.5em rgb(0 0 0 / 0.35), inset 0 1px 0 color-mix(in srgb, #fff 55%, transparent);
opacity: 0;
visibility: hidden;
transform: translateY(-0.4em) scale(0.97);
transform-origin: top;
transition: opacity 0.3s ease, transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1), visibility 0s 0.3s;
}
.gls-glass-search-bar-box:is(:hover, :focus-within) .gls-glass-search-bar-list {
opacity: 1;
visibility: visible;
transform: none;
transition-delay: 0.1s, 0.1s, 0s;
}
.gls-glass-search-bar-list li {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 0.6em;
padding: 0.55em 0.6em;
border-radius: 0.65em;
font-size: 0.72em;
opacity: 0;
transform: translateY(-0.3em);
transition: opacity 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease, background-color 0.2s ease;
}
.gls-glass-search-bar-box:is(:hover, :focus-within) .gls-glass-search-bar-list li { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.gls-glass-search-bar-box:is(:hover, :focus-within) .gls-glass-search-bar-list li:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0.15s; }
.gls-glass-search-bar-box:is(:hover, :focus-within) .gls-glass-search-bar-list li:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.22s; }
.gls-glass-search-bar-box:is(:hover, :focus-within) .gls-glass-search-bar-list li:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.29s; }
.gls-glass-search-bar-list li:hover { background: rgb(255 255 255 / 0.18); }
.gls-glass-search-bar-list span {
display: grid;
place-items: center;
width: 1.6em;
height: 1.6em;
border-radius: 0.45em;
background: rgb(255 255 255 / 0.2);
font-weight: 700;
}
@keyframes gls-glass-search-bar-orb {
to { transform: translate(2.5em, 1em) scale(1.1); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.gls-glass-search-bar, .gls-glass-search-bar *, .gls-glass-search-bar::before, .gls-glass-search-bar::after, .gls-glass-search-bar *::before, .gls-glass-search-bar *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}Customizing this snippet
- Color: set
--gls-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Base size: set
--gls-size. Every other dimension is inem, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing16px. - Speed: change the duration on the
transitionoranimationshorthand. Staggered delays are relative, so they keep their rhythm. - Reduced motion: the rule at the end of the CSS turns the motion off for people who asked their OS for less of it. Keep it.