# Morphing Search · Pro

A search icon that grows into a full field on click, with results dropping in beneath as you type and arrow keys to pick one; Escape shrinks it back to the icon.

This is a Charcoal UI Pro component. Its source and examples are available with a Pro seat: https://charcoalui.com/pricing

## With a Pro seat

1. Add the registry to components.json:

```json
{
  "registries": {
    "@charcoal": {
      "url": "https://charcoalui.com/r/{name}.json",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${CHARCOAL_LICENSE_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

2. Copy your licence key from https://charcoalui.com/dashboard and put it in .env.local as CHARCOAL_LICENSE_KEY, then:

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/morphing-search
```

To read Pro source through this MCP server, reconnect it with the header "Authorization: Bearer <licence key>".

## API — Morphing Search
| Prop | Type | Default | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `placeholder` | `string` | `"Search…"` |  |
| `onSearch` | `(query: string) => void` | — |  |
| `results` | `{ id: string; label: string; hint?: string }[]` | — |  |
| `onSelect` | `(result) => void` | — |  |
| `expandTo` | `number` | `320` | Open width in px. |
| `className` | `string` | — |  |

See it live: https://charcoalui.com/docs/components/morphing-search