diff --git a/html/index-template.html b/html/index-template.html
index 2e102d9..1788a79 100644
--- a/html/index-template.html
+++ b/html/index-template.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                 <h1><a href="/">Lieu</a></h1>
                 <h2>the search for the new—endless</h2>
                 <form class="search-container">
-                    <input type="text" required minlength="1" name="q" placeholder="tracking" value="{{ .Query }}" class="search-box">
+                    <input type="search" required minlength="1" name="q" placeholder="tracking" value="{{ .Query }}" class="search-box">
                     <button type="submit" class="search-button"></button>
                 </form>
             </div>
diff --git a/html/search-template.html b/html/search-template.html
index 1b9a470..cec0223 100644
--- a/html/search-template.html
+++ b/html/search-template.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         <a class="about-link" href="/about">About</a>
         <h1><a href="/">Lieu</a></h1>
         <form method="GET" class="search-container">
-            <input name="q" value="{{ .Query }}" class="search-box">
+            <input type="search" minlength="1" required name="q" value="{{ .Query }}" class="search-box">
             <button type="submit" class="search-button"></button>
         </form>
         <main>