diff --git a/src/interface/static/css/mobile.css b/src/interface/static/css/mobile.css
index 797a367..841fd9d 100644
--- a/src/interface/static/css/mobile.css
+++ b/src/interface/static/css/mobile.css
@@ -32,12 +32,15 @@
         max-width: min-content;
     }
     .nav_search{
-        display: none !important;
+        /* display: none !important; */
     }
     #horiz_nav_main{
         grid-template-columns: auto;
     }
 }
+@media only screen and (max-width: 768px) {
+    .nav_search{content: "Search"}
+}
 @media only screen and (max-width: 400px) {
     .vert-nav{
         list-style: None;
diff --git a/src/interface/static/js/pyshelf_ux.js b/src/interface/static/js/pyshelf_ux.js
index fba271a..dd01971 100755
--- a/src/interface/static/js/pyshelf_ux.js
+++ b/src/interface/static/js/pyshelf_ux.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
     /* Initialize ui variables */
     var outstream = []; // put customlog messages here
     var win_height = window.innerHeight; // Get the displays height
-    var win_width = window.innwerWidth; // Get the displays width
+    var win_width = window.innerWidth; // Get the displays width
     var scr_height = window.outerHeight;
     var scr_width = window.outerWidth;
     var hdr_height = $('.app_hdr').height(); // Get our header height
@@ -85,4 +85,10 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
         window.location.href=_location;
     });
     $('#search_string').html("<i> "+$('#_search').val().substr(0,15)+"</i>")
+    if (win_width >= 1024)
+        $('.search_string').attr('size', 20)
+        $('.search_string').val("Search")
+    if (win_width >= 425)
+        $('.search_string').attr('size', 10)
+        $('.search_string').val("Search")
 });
diff --git a/src/interface/templates/index.html b/src/interface/templates/index.html
index e84540a..0d6382b 100755
--- a/src/interface/templates/index.html
+++ b/src/interface/templates/index.html
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
                 <div id="horiz_nav_center">
                     <i class="fas fa-sort-alpha-down nav_icon"></i>
                     <i class="fas fa-sort-alpha-up nav_icon"></i>
-                    <input class="nav_search input_box" type="text" size="40" value="search by Title, Author, Tags, or Collections">
+                    <input class="nav_search input_box search_string" type="text" size="40" value="search by Title, Author, Tags, or Collections">
                     <i class="fas fa-search search_submit search_button" id="search_string" onclick="window.location.href = '/prev_page/{{ Set }}'"></i>
                 </div>
                 <div class="horiz_nav_stats">