The following code shows how to put search icon near textbox.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type='text/javascript'
src='http://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.0.2.js'></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
href="http://getbootstrap.com/dist/css/bootstrap.css">
<script type='text/javascript'
src="http://getbootstrap.com/dist/js/bootstrap.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
href="http://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.1.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<style type='text/css'>
.input-group-unstyled input.form-control {
-webkit-border-radius: 4px !important;
-moz-border-radius: 4px !important;
border-radius: 4px !important;
}<!--from www .j av a2s . co m-->
.input-group-unstyled .input-group-addon {
border-radius: 4px;
border: 0px;
background-color: transparent;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<!-- Validation -->
<div class="form-group col-lg-4">
<div class="form-group has-feedback">
<label class="control-label" for="inputValidation">Validation
</label> <input type="text" class="form-control" id="inputValidation"
placeholder="Search" /> <span
class="glyphicon glyphicon-search form-control-feedback"></span>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Input Group -->
<div class="col-lg-4">
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="inputGroup">Input Group </label>
<div class="input-group">
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Search"
id="inputGroup" /> <span class="input-group-addon"> <i
class="fa fa-search"></i>
</span>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Unstyled Input Group -->
<div class="col-lg-4">
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="inputGroup">Unstyled
Input Group</label>
<div class="input-group input-group-unstyled">
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Search"
id="inputGroup" /> <span class="input-group-addon"> <i
class="fa fa-search"></i>
</span>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Post Info -->
<div
style='position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; background: lightgray; width: 100%;'>
About this SO Question: <a
href='http://stackoverflow.com/a/24682653/1366033'>Put search
icon near textbox bootstrap</a> <br />Fork This Skeleton Here: <a
href='http://jsfiddle.net/KyleMit/kcpma/'>Bootstrap 3.0 Skeleton</a>
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<div>
</body>
</html>