diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/forms.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/forms.jinja2
index 2daadb2..90ec7c0 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/forms.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/forms.jinja2
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
   >
     <div class="input-group">
       <input
-        type="text"
+        type="search"
         class="form-input input-sm"
         name="q"
         id="q"
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/user.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/user.jinja2
index 65c0d9e..79f271a 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/user.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/user.jinja2
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
       <input type="hidden" name="type" value="{{ post_type }}">
 
       <div class="input-group">
-        <input type="text" class="form-input input-sm" name="q" id="q" placeholder="Search your {{ post_type }}s" value="{{ search }}">
+        <input type="search" class="form-input input-sm" name="q" id="q" placeholder="Search your {{ post_type }}s" value="{{ search }}">
         <button class="btn btn-sm btn-link">Search</button>
       </div>
     </form>