Design Search Suggestions
Search & Discovery · search
Updated 2026-07-28
- Suggestions reduce typing and improve discovery.
- Good suggestions are:
- Relevant.
- Fast.
- Predictable.
- Include:
- Recent searches.
- Popular searches.
- Categories.
- Avoid:
- Random suggestions.
- Too many results.
- Poor ranking.
- The search box should feel like a guide, not a blank field.
- Suggestions reduce typing.
- Good suggestions:
- Match intent.
- Show categories.
- Prioritize likely choices.
- Random popular searches.
- Too many options.
- Unclear ranking.
- Suggestions should feel predictive, not noisy.
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UX Handbook