vue-search-input

vue-search-input

A Vue.js 3 search input component, inspired by the global search input of Storybook and GitHub.

The SearchInput component displays a search input with some additional features built-in.

Features:

• Focus on the search input at any time by pressing the / key on the keyboard.
• Includes a default CSS styling but it's also easy to bring your own styles too.
• Completely customizable icons via slots
• Displays an x icon on the right side of the search input, used for clearing the text when there's a value typed inside.
• The search text gets cleared by pressing the esc key when the search input has focus (configurable).

Important: It is advisable that you include the SearchInput component only once on each page.
In case multiple SearchInput components are present, the first one being displayed will take focus precedence upon the / keypress.

Demo with examples

https://vue-search-input.vercel.app

Installation

npm i vue-search-input

Usage

<template>
  <SearchInput v-model="searchVal" />
</template>

<script>
import { ref } from 'vue'
import SearchInput from 'vue-search-input'
// Optionally import default styling
import 'vue-search-input/dist/styles.css'

const searchVal = ref('')

export default {
  components: {
    SearchInput
  },
  setup() {
    return {
      searchVal
    }
  }
}
</script>

Styling

vue-search-input includes default styling (dist/styles.css) with that you can use as a base to create your own CSS. All the component's elements are inside a div which acts a wrapper for the icons and the input. The default class for the wrapper div is search-input-wrapper you can override it by providing class(es) to the SearchInput component.

Class and styles bound to the SearchInput component will be added to the wrapper div.

Events

Events bound to the SearchInput component will be passed to the input element.

Name	Description	Returned value
update:modelValue	The updated bound model	string

Props

Name	Type	Description	Default
type	string	The type of the input field. Allowed types are search and text	search
modelValue (v-model)	string	The input's value	''
wrapperClass	string	The default CSS class of the wrapper div	search-input-wrapper
searchIcon	boolean	Displays the "search" icon	true
shortcutIcon	boolean	Displays the "shortcut" icon	true
clearIcon	boolean	Displays the "clear text" icon	true
hideShortcutIconOnBlur	boolean	Whether to hide the shortcut icon when the input loses focus	true
clearOnEsc	boolean	Whether to clear the input field when the esc key is pressed	true
blurOnEsc	boolean	Whether to takes the focus out of the input field when the esc key is pressed	true
selectOnFocus	boolean	Selects the input's text upon / keypress	true
shortcutListenerEnabled	boolean	Enables the functionality for the / keypress	true
shortcutKey	string	The key for the shortcut functionality	/

Slots

vue-search-input includes some default icons but you can also customize them to suit your needs using the available slots.

Name	Description	Default content
search-icon	Slot for the search icon	<i class="search-icon search"></i>
shortcut-icon	Slot for the shortcut icon	<i class="search-icon shortcut" title='Press "/" to search'></i>
clear-icon	Slot for the clear icon { clear: () => void } the function that clears the input	<button class="search-icon clear" aria-label="Clear" @mousedown="clear" @keydown.space.enter="clear"></button>
append	Adds an item inside the input wrapper, before the search icon	-
append-inner	Adds an item inside the input wrapper, after the search icon	-
prepend	Adds an item inside the input wrapper directly after the input element	-
prepend-outer	Adds an item inside the input wrapper directly after the clear icon	-

Changelog

1.1.17 (2025-03-28)

Bug Fixes

• added vitest, updated node and npm packages (ad35ce4)
• fixed playground styling (ff2e6d6)
• removed bootstrap (218e29a)