Semantics
A type of textbox intended for specifying search criteria.
Additional info from the ARIA specification
See related textbox and search.
Abstract Role
WidgetRepresents a focusable, interactive element.
Content Categories
Phrasing ContentAn element that typically appears inline and provides semantic meaning to text content.
Allowed Descendants
Flow Children Allowed
No main element descendants allowed.
Usage
Allowed HTML elements
Implicit semantics
These elements have the role semantics by default, without needing to set the role attribute. Reach for elements with native semantics first when choosing how to implement a role in your content.
input[type=search]
Explicitly allowed
input[type=text][role=searchbox]
Elements that can have any role
abbr[role=searchbox]address[role=searchbox]b[role=searchbox]blockquote[role=searchbox]canvas[role=searchbox]cite[role=searchbox]code[role=searchbox]custom-element[role=searchbox]data[role=searchbox]del[role=searchbox]dfn[role=searchbox]div[role=searchbox]em[role=searchbox]figure[role=searchbox]i[role=searchbox]ins[role=searchbox]kbd[role=searchbox]mark[role=searchbox]output[role=searchbox]p[role=searchbox]pre[role=searchbox]q[role=searchbox]samp[role=searchbox]small[role=searchbox]span[role=searchbox]table[role=searchbox]tbody[role=searchbox]tfoot[role=searchbox]thead[role=searchbox]time[role=searchbox]u[role=searchbox]var[role=searchbox]