From 74ec225ad12cacd78dc33780f14e08b37b5ce748 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ivan Gabaldon <igabaldon@inetol.net>
Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2025 13:26:01 +0000
Subject: [fix] themes: clear search input (#5540)

* [fix] themes: clear search input

Closes https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/5539

* [fix] themes: rebuild static
---
 client/simple/src/js/main/search.ts | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

(limited to 'client/simple/src')

diff --git a/client/simple/src/js/main/search.ts b/client/simple/src/js/main/search.ts
index eecc1afb0..cf42930d1 100644
--- a/client/simple/src/js/main/search.ts
+++ b/client/simple/src/js/main/search.ts
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ listen("input", searchInput, () => {
   searchReset.classList.toggle("empty", searchInput.value.length === 0);
 });
 
-listen("click", searchReset, () => {
-  searchReset.classList.add("empty");
+listen("click", searchReset, (event: MouseEvent) => {
+  event.preventDefault();
+  searchInput.value = "";
   searchInput.focus();
+  searchReset.classList.add("empty");
 });
 
 for (const button of categoryButtons) {
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