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Minimal Search Results Dropdown CSS

Enhance your search bar with a minimal results dropdown. The list items appear cleanly when the input is focused, which offers a distraction-free and responsive autocomplete experience.

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#css

#search

#results

#autocomplete

#list

#dropdown

#minimal

#ui

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.search-container {
  font-family: system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";
  position: relative;
  width: 300px;
}
.main-search {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 12px 15px;
  border: 1px solid #d1d5db;
  border-radius: 8px;
  outline: none;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: #1f2937;
}
.main-search:focus {
  border-color: #3b82f6;
}
.results-list {
  position: absolute;
  top: 100%;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #f3f4f6;
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin-top: 5px;
  display: none;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.main-search:focus + .results-list {
  display: block;
}
.results-list li {
  padding: 12px 15px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  cursor: pointer;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #f9fafb;
}
.results-list li:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.results-list li:hover {
  background: #f9fafb;
}
.avatar {
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  background: #e5e7eb;
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #4b5563;
}
.details {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}
.details strong {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: #1f2937;
}
.details span {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: #9ca3af;
}

Minimal Search Results Dropdown CSS

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