Search inputs are a new HTML type that is styled with pill-shaped corners and adds a "x" icon to clear the field once you start typing. Start with an input with a type="search" attribute in your markup.
input
type="search"
Set the for attribute of the label to match the ID of the input so they are semantically associated and wrap them in a div with the data-role="fieldcontain" attribute to group them.
for
label
div
data-role="fieldcontain"
<div data-role="fieldcontain"> <label for="search">Search Input:</label> <input type="search" name="password" id="search" value="" /> </div>
The search input is displayed like this:
Themed variation: