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Empty Search

A copy-paste empty states component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.

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HTML
<!-- Empty Search -->
<div class="nuda-empty-search" role="status" aria-label="No results found">
  <div class="nuda-empty-search__scene">
    <svg class="nuda-empty-search__lens" viewBox="0 0 48 48"
         fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2.5"
         stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
      <circle cx="20" cy="20" r="14" />
      <path d="M30 30 L42 42" />
    </svg>
    <span class="nuda-empty-search__q">?</span>
  </div>
  <p class="nuda-empty-search__text">No results found</p>
</div>
CSS
/* Empty Search
   Magnifying glass sweeping with a pulsing question mark.
   Customize: --empty-search-color, --empty-search-text, --empty-search-size */

.nuda-empty-search {
  --empty-search-color: #e4ff54;
  --empty-search-text: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
  --empty-search-size: 64px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 12px;
  color: var(--empty-search-color);
}

.nuda-empty-search__scene {
  position: relative;
  width: var(--empty-search-size);
  height: var(--empty-search-size);
  animation: nuda-empty-search-sweep 3.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.nuda-empty-search__lens {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  color: currentColor;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 8px rgba(228, 255, 84, 0.18));
}

.nuda-empty-search__q {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  width: 60%;
  height: 60%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font: 700 calc(var(--empty-search-size) * 0.32) ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  color: currentColor;
  animation: nuda-empty-search-q 1.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.nuda-empty-search__text {
  font: 500 12px ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  color: var(--empty-search-text);
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  margin: 0;
}

@keyframes nuda-empty-search-sweep {
  0%, 100% { transform: rotate(-8deg); }
  50%      { transform: rotate(8deg); }
}

@keyframes nuda-empty-search-q {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 0.4; transform: scale(0.92); }
  50%      { opacity: 1;   transform: scale(1.04); }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .nuda-empty-search__scene,
  .nuda-empty-search__q {
    animation: none;
  }
}

How to use Empty Search

Paste the HTML where you need it and the CSS into a global stylesheet (or a <style> tag). Every class is prefixed nuda- so it never collides with Tailwind or your own styles. Tweak the CSS custom properties to match your design system.

Works in React, Vue, Svelte, Astro, Next.js, Nuxt, Laravel Blade, Django, Rails — or a single .html file. No npm install, no build step.

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