<html> <head> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <style> * { box-sizing: border-box; } #myInput { background-image: url('/css/searchicon.png'); background-position: 10px 12px; background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 100%; font-size: 16px; padding: 12px 20px 12px 40px; border: 1px solid #ddd; margin-bottom: 12px; } #myUL { list-style-type: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; } #myUL li a { border: 1px solid #ddd; margin-top: -1px; /* Prevent double borders */ background-color: #f6f6f6; padding: 12px; text-decoration: none; font-size: 18px; color: black; display: block } #myUL li a:hover:not(.header) { background-color: #eee; } </style> </head> <body> <h2>My Phonebook</h2> <input type="text" id="myInput" onkeyup="myFunction()" placeholder="Search for names.." title="Type in a name"> <ul id="myUL"> <li><a href="#">Adele</a></li> <li><a href="#">Agnes</a></li> <li><a href="#">Billy</a></li> <li><a href="#">Bob</a></li> <li><a href="#">Calvin</a></li> <li><a href="#">Christina</a></li> <li><a href="#">Cindy</a></li> </ul> <script> function myFunction() { var input, filter, ul, li, a, i, txtValue; input = document.getElementById("myInput"); filter = input.value.toUpperCase(); ul = document.getElementById("myUL"); li = ul.getElementsByTagName("li"); for (i = 0; i < li.length; i++) { a = li[i].getElementsByTagName("a")[0]; txtValue = a.textContent || a.innerText; if (txtValue.toUpperCase().indexOf(filter) > -1) { li[i].style.display = ""; } else { li[i].style.display = "none"; } } } </script> </body> </html>