A search bar may refer to any of the following:

  1. With Internet browsers, the search bar is the location within a browser that lets you search the Internet for what you want to find. For example, the picture shows the search bar in Firefox, which not only lets you search the Internet, but also customize which search engine you want to use.

  2. With websites, the search bar is a location on a web page that allows visitors to search the site. For example, a search bar is found on the top and bottom of every Computer Hope web page, including this one.

In Chrome, press the shortcut key Ctrl+K to get to the search box.

Other browsers like Chrome and Internet Explorer have switched to an omnibox, which means the address bar and search bar are all the same thing.

  1. With Android phones, the search bar is a location found on the home screen that lets you search on Google.
  • How to create a search for your web page or blog.
  1. In Microsoft Windows Vista and later, the search bar, also called the Windows Search Box, allows users to search in Windows for a file or software program.

Internet terms, Search