Do you highlight the search term?
Updated by Michelle "MishManners®™" Duke 5 months ago. See history
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When implementing search on a website, do you know that it is best to highlight the search terms in the page body?
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Search is a common feature in websites, and one you will most likely have to implement at some stage. When search returns a list of items, it is useful to highlight the search terms where they appear in the results.

❌ Figure: Bad example - Search for items with these tags

✅ Figure: Good example - Search results have their relevant tags highlighted
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