Match Highlight
A copy-paste search & autocomplete component in pure HTML, CSS & vanilla JS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
Search & AutocompleteHTMLJavaScriptCSSany framework
pricing tables
private route
primary button
Copy into your project
HTML
<div class="nuda-matchhl">
<div class="nuda-matchhl__item">
<span class="nuda-matchhl__m">pri</span>cing tables
</div>
<div class="nuda-matchhl__item">
<span class="nuda-matchhl__m">pri</span>vate route
</div>
<div class="nuda-matchhl__item">
<span class="nuda-matchhl__m">pri</span>mary button
</div>
</div>JavaScript
// Wrap every occurrence of `query` in a match span
function highlight(text, query) {
if (!query) return text;
const re = new RegExp('(' + query.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&') + ')', 'gi');
return text.replace(re, '<span class="nuda-matchhl__m">$1</span>');
}
// Example
document.querySelectorAll('.nuda-matchhl__item').forEach(el => {
el.innerHTML = highlight(el.textContent, 'pri');
});CSS
.nuda-matchhl {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 2px;
padding: 6px;
background: rgba(255,255,255,.02);
border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06);
border-radius: 10px;
width: 100%;
max-width: 220px;
}
.nuda-matchhl__item {
padding: 7px 10px;
color: #a0a0a8;
font-size: 12px;
border-radius: 6px;
cursor: pointer;
transition: background .15s;
}
.nuda-matchhl__item:hover {
background: rgba(255,255,255,.04);
}
.nuda-matchhl__m {
color: #e4ff54;
font-weight: 700;
background: rgba(228,255,84,.12);
padding: 0 2px;
border-radius: 3px;
box-decoration-break: clone;
-webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;
animation: _hlPulse 2s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes _hlPulse {
0%,100% {
background: rgba(228,255,84,.12);
}
50% {
background: rgba(228,255,84,.22);
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
.nuda-matchhl__m {
animation: none;
}
}
How to use Match Highlight
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.