A clean, fast autocomplete field that shows real-time suggestions as users type. Matching terms are highlighted inside each result, with keyboard navigation, debounced queries, and async data support. Designed for accuracy and speed across mobile and web.

Functionality

• Debounced input with configurable delay and min characters

• Highlight matched substrings (case-insensitive, sanitized)

• Keyboard navigation (↑/↓), Enter to select, Esc to close

• Async/API and local datasource support with caching & rate limits

• Fuzzy search, typo tolerance, and optional synonym matching

• Ranked results with configurable limit and sorting

• Loading, empty, and error states with helpful messaging

• Optional groups/sections, dividers, and sticky headers

• Rich rows: icons/avatars, secondary text, hint badges

• Recent searches history with clear-all

• Submit on select or on Enter; onQueryChange/onSelect callbacks

• Accessibility: ARIA combobox, screen reader announcements

• Theming: rounded input, shadows, borders, spacing, typography

• Localization & RTL support; safe-area aware on mobile

Use cases

• Global app search bars and command palettes

• E-commerce product, category, and brand search

• Knowledge base and documentation lookup

• Location/place autocomplete in booking forms

• Tagging users, topics, or labels in editors

• Admin dashboards: quick navigation and filters

• Email “To:” suggestions and contact pickers

• Analytics builders: metrics/dimensions search

• Support centers: article suggestions while typing

• Blog/site headers needing instant search

Keywords
autocomplete, typeahead, search suggestions, highlighted match, substring highlight, debounced input, async datasource, API search, fuzzy search, spell correction, synonyms, ranking, scoring, recent searches, clear history, keyboard navigation, aria combobox, accessible search, RTL support, localization, group headers, icons avatars, secondary text, caching, rate limit, min chars, max results, no results state, loading indicator, dropdown overlay, rounded input, shadow panel, query builder, multi select chips, tag picker, command palette, quick actions, product search, place autocomplete, Flutter widget, FlutterFlow component.