diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66f8fb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.idea/
+.vscode/
diff --git a/html/index.html b/html/index.html
index 7b7a3f1..5975884 100644
--- a/html/index.html
+++ b/html/index.html
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@
             <h1>Welcome to DataDash</h1>
             <p>The place to launch and discover datasets and API endpoints.</p>
         </header>
-        <div id="functionBar">
-            <div id="searchBar">
-                <p>lilalu</p>
+
+        <section id="tool-bar">
+            <div id="search-bar">
+                <input type="search" name="query" id="search-entry" placeholder="Search">
             </div>
-        </div>
+        </section>
+
         <section id="recents">
             <h2>Recently added:</h2>
             <ul class="datasets">
diff --git a/html/main.css b/html/main.css
index 2efda1f..df0f484 100644
--- a/html/main.css
+++ b/html/main.css
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     --pad-datasets: 1rem;
     --pad-main: 2rem;
     --min-card-size: 60ch;
+    --corner-radius: 1rem;
     font-size: 12pt;
 }
 
@@ -25,6 +26,23 @@ header {
     margin-inline: .75rem;
 }
 
+#tool-bar {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: row;
+}
+
+#search-bar {
+    background-color: var(--fg-color, darkgrey);
+    padding: .5rem 1rem;
+    width: 100%;
+}
+
+#search-entry {
+    background: none;
+    border: none;
+    color: var(--text-color);
+}
+
 .datasets {
     padding-inline: var(--pad-datasets);
     display: grid;
@@ -38,10 +56,10 @@ header {
     }
 }
 
-.dataset, #functionBar {
+.dataset {
     padding: 1rem 2rem;
     background-color: var(--fg-color, darkgrey);
-    border-radius: 1rem;
+    border-radius: var(--corner-radius);
     list-style: none;
     display: inline-flex;
     align-items: center;