How to delete empty space between form elements - html

Question

How I can delete empty space between search input box and the go button? I've prepared jsfiddle with code sample. Link - jsFiddle
Screenshot:
HTML:
<div class="blablabla">
<form id="search_mini" action="#" method="get">
<div class="form-search">
<!--<label for="search"></label>-->
<input id="search" value="SEARCH" type="text" name="q" class="input-text" maxlength="128" autocomplete="off">
<button type="submit" title="GO" class="button"><span><span>GO</span></span>
</button>
<div id="search_autocomplete" class="search-autocomplete" style="display: none;"></div>
</div>
</form>
CSS:
#search_mini {
width: 268px;
}
.form-search input {
border-color: #7d7c7c;
height: 30px;
width: 150px;
padding:0;
}
.form-search button.button {
background: url(../images/bg.gif) 0 0 repeat-x;
font-size: 12px;
text-align: center;
padding: 0;
height: 36px;
min-width: 84px;
}
Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

You may try margin-left:
#search_mini {
width: 268px;
}
.form-search input {
border-color: #7d7c7c;
height: 30px;
width: 150px;
padding: 0;
}
.form-search button.button {
background: url(../images/bg.gif) 0 0 repeat-x;
font-size: 12px;
text-align: center;
padding: 0;
height: 36px;
min-width: 84px;
margin-left: -4px;/* put as your need */
}
<div class="blablabla">
<form id="search_mini" action="#" method="get">
<div class="form-search">
<!--<label for="search"></label>-->
<input id="search" value="SEARCH" type="text" name="q" class="input-text" maxlength="128" autocomplete="off">
<button type="submit" title="GO" class="button"><span><span>GO</span></span>
</button>
<div id="search_autocomplete" class="search-autocomplete" style="display: none;"></div>
</div>
</form>

Answer 2

add float:left to you .form-search input element
example: http://jsfiddle.net/2nwp36nj/2/
#search_mini {
width: 268px;
}
.form-search input {
border-color: #7d7c7c;
height: 30px;
width: 150px;
padding:0;
float: left;
}
.form-search button.button {
background: url(../images/bg.gif) 0 0 repeat-x;
font-size: 12px;
text-align: center;
padding: 0;
height: 36px;
min-width: 84px;
}
<div class="blablabla">
<form id="search_mini" action="#" method="get" _lpchecked="1">
<div class="form-search">
<!--<label for="search"></label>-->
<input id="search" value="SEARCH" type="text" name="q" class="input-text" maxlength="128" autocomplete="off">
<button type="submit" title="GO" class="button"><span><span>GO</span></span>
</button>
<div id="search_autocomplete" class="search-autocomplete" style="display: none;"></div>
</div>
</form>
</div>

Answer 3

use float left for both of the elements input and button also you need to give a width for button as well. It looks like it is working in the below code.
http://jsfiddle.net/2nwp36nj/3/
#search_mini {
width: 368px;
}
.form-search input, .form-search button {
border-color: #7d7c7c;
height: 30px;
width: 150px;
padding:0;
float: left;
}
.form-search button.button {
background: url(../images/bg.gif) 0 0 repeat-x;
font-size: 12px;
text-align: center;
padding: 0;
height: 36px;
min-width: 84px;
}

Answer 4

are suggested just such a button then she together with the form DEMO
<form class="form-wrapper cf">
<input type="text" placeholder="search" required>
<button type="submit">GO</button>
</form>
.cf:before, .cf:after{
content:"";
display:table;
}
.cf:after{
clear:both;
}
.cf{
zoom:1;
}
.form-wrapper {
width: 450px;
padding: 15px;
margin: 150px auto 50px auto;
background: #444;
background: rgba(0,0,0,.2);
border-radius: 10px;
box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.4) inset, 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.2);
}
.form-wrapper input {
width: 330px;
height: 20px;
padding: 10px 5px;
float: left;
font: bold 15px 'lucida sans', 'trebuchet MS', 'Tahoma';
border: 0;
background: #eee;
border-radius: 3px 0 0 3px;
}
.form-wrapper input:focus {
outline: 0;
background: #fff;
box-shadow: 0 0 2px rgba(0,0,0,.8) inset;
}
.form-wrapper input::-webkit-input-placeholder {
color: #999;
font-weight: normal;
font-style: italic;
}
.form-wrapper input:-moz-placeholder {
color: #999;
font-weight: normal;
font-style: italic;
}
.form-wrapper input:-ms-input-placeholder {
color: #999;
font-weight: normal;
font-style: italic;
}
.form-wrapper button {
overflow: visible;
position: relative;
float: right;
border: 0;
padding: 0;
cursor: pointer;
height: 40px;
width: 110px;
font: bold 15px/40px 'lucida sans', 'trebuchet MS', 'Tahoma';
color: #fff;
text-transform: uppercase;
background: #d83c3c;
border-radius: 0 3px 3px 0;
text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0 ,0, .3);
}
.form-wrapper button:hover{
background: #e54040;
}
.form-wrapper button:active,
.form-wrapper button:focus{
background: #c42f2f;
outline: 0;
}
.form-wrapper button:before {
content: '';
position: absolute;
border-width: 8px 8px 8px 0;
border-style: solid solid solid none;
border-color: transparent #d83c3c transparent;
top: 12px;
left: -6px;
}
.form-wrapper button:hover:before{
border-right-color: #e54040;
}
.form-wrapper button:focus:before,
.form-wrapper button:active:before{
border-right-color: #c42f2f;
}
.form-wrapper button::-moz-focus-inner {
border: 0;
padding: 0;
}

Answer 5

Simply add this to your elements :
.form-search input,
.form-search button.button
{
display: block;
float: left;
}
Your space is actually due to a whitespace.

Answer 6

Another working solution: you must insert comment between input tag and button tag. Like this:
<input id="search" value="SEARCH" type="text" name="q" class="input-text" maxlength="128" autocomplete="off"><!--
--><button type="submit" title="GO" class="button"><span><span>GO</span></span>