diff --git a/basic_theme/search.html b/basic_theme/search.html
index 6c73505..a0ce688 100644
--- a/basic_theme/search.html
+++ b/basic_theme/search.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ <h1 id="search">Search Results</h1>
 
   <form id="content_search" action="search.html">
     <span role="status" aria-live="polite" class="ui-helper-hidden-accessible"></span>
-    <input name="q" id="mkdocs-search-query" type="text" class="search_input search-query ui-autocomplete-input" placeholder="Search the Docs" autocomplete="off">
+    <input name="q" id="mkdocs-search-query" type="search" class="search_input search-query ui-autocomplete-input" placeholder="Search the Docs" autocomplete="off">
   </form>
 
   <div id="mkdocs-search-results">