<link href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" id="bootstrap-css"> <script src="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script> <!------ Include the above in your HEAD tag ----------> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-3"> <form class="navbar-form navbar-left"> <div class="form-group search"> <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Search"> <i class="fa fa-search" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> </form> </div> </div> </div>

.search{ position: relative; } .search i{ position: absolute; top: 9px; right: 20px; }