The search bar is a flexible component that should be used to search topical content. Each search bar element must have a search field and a submit button, and has the option to have a dropdown menu and a related links stratum.
The background colours that are available for the search bar and their related purpose:
.bg-cornflower).bg-mint-10-dark).bg-violet-25-dark)This variation is for the course search which uses:
.bg-mint-10-dark
<!-- COMPONENT: Search form -->
<div class="half-padding bg-mint-10-dark">
<div class="row column">
<form class="course-search search-form" method="get" action="https://www.bath.ac.uk/courses/search/">
<label class="screen-reader" for="course-search-query">Search for a course</label>
<input id="course-search-query" class="search-field" name="query" type="text" placeholder="Search for a course" title="Type course search term here">
<input name="collection" type="hidden" value="ce-production-courses">
<div id="search-options-active-js" class="search-options">
<label id="filter-label" class="screen-reader" for="course-search-filter">Filter your search</label>
<select id="course-search-filter" aria-labelledby="filter-label">
<option value="">All courses</option>
<option value="undergraduate|2022">Undergraduate – 2022 courses</option>
<option value="undergraduate|2023">Undergraduate – 2023 courses</option>
<option value="postgraduate|2022">Taught postgraduate – 2022 courses</option>
<option value="postgraduate research|2022">Postgraduate research – 2022 courses</option>
</select>
<input type="hidden" value="" name="f.Type of course|C" id="type-of-course">
<input type="hidden" value="" name="f.Year of entry|E" id="year-of-entry">
</div>
<input class="search-button" type="submit" value="search">
</form>
</div>
</div>
<!-- End component: Search form -->