Change search front to black

Topic summary

A user is experiencing visibility issues with their search functionality—the search input text appears white on a white background, making it unreadable. They also want to change the placeholder text and borders to black.

Solutions Provided:

Two community members offered CSS fixes:

  • Option 1: Add CSS targeting .search-popup.search__predictive_actions input to the end of theme.css file
  • Option 2: Navigate to Shopify Admin > Online Store > Theme > Customize > Theme Settings > Custom CSS and add code targeting .header__search_results * and .search__predictive_main * with color: black !important

Both solutions involve adding custom CSS to override the current white text color. The second response includes a screenshot showing the expected result after implementation.

Status: Solutions provided, awaiting user confirmation of implementation.

Summarized with AI on November 4. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Hi,

my search font when you type you can’t see it because it’s white. Please change font to black. Also I want the regular Search type word to black and the borders black.

my site is https://lux360.com

@Luxluxlux360 - please add this css to the very end of your theme.css file and check,
Shopify Admin → Online Store ->Theme → Edit code → theme.css

.search-popdown .search__predictive__actions input {color: #000; border: 1px solid #000;}

Hi @Luxluxlux360

To complete your requests, please follow these steps:

  1. Go to Shopify Admin > Online Store > Theme > Customize > Theme Settings > Custom CSS https://prnt.sc/i8ljAMlHJUKl
  2. Paste the code provided into the Custom CSS section.
.search__predictive__main * {
    color: black !important;
}
.header__search__results * {
    color: black !important;
}

Here is the result: https://prnt.sc/-z767PAjv3tT

I hope this helps

Best,

Daisy