search icon

Digital discovery button

A search icon is the small graphic—typically a magnifying glass—that indicates where to click or tap to find something.

It appears in apps, websites, and operating systems as a universal symbol for search functionality.

Tap the search icon to look up a contact.

Related

explore · lens · zoom · discover · browse · query · glass · detective · investigate · toolbar · address bar · binoculars · google · navigation · click · input · bar · user interface

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Opposites
user action intent

search iconclose button

Interface element ending sessions

search results · home icon · escape key · back button

information flow

search iconsearch results

answer · output · findings

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G