diff --git a/internal/navigation/search.go b/internal/navigation/search.go
index b506c108..239032f4 100644
--- a/internal/navigation/search.go
+++ b/internal/navigation/search.go
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package navigation
 
 import (
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/textinput"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/textinput"
+	"github.com/maaslalani/slides/styles"
 )
 
 // Model is an interface for models.model, so that cycle imports are avoided
@@ -23,9 +25,12 @@ type Search struct {
 }
 
 func NewSearch() Search {
-	sti := textinput.NewModel()
-	sti.Placeholder = "search..."
-	return Search{SearchTextInput: sti}
+	ti := textinput.NewModel()
+	ti.Placeholder = "search"
+	ti.Prompt = "/"
+	ti.PromptStyle = styles.Search
+	ti.TextStyle = styles.Search
+	return Search{SearchTextInput: ti}
 }
 
 func (s *Search) Query() string {
diff --git a/styles/styles.go b/styles/styles.go
index 4fb59257..1500a1cd 100644
--- a/styles/styles.go
+++ b/styles/styles.go
@@ -18,15 +18,12 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	Author       = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(salmon).Align(lipgloss.Left).MarginLeft(2)
-	Date         = lipgloss.NewStyle().Faint(true).Align(lipgloss.Left).Margin(0, 1)
-	Page         = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(salmon).Align(lipgloss.Right).MarginRight(3)
-	Slide        = lipgloss.NewStyle().Padding(1)
-	Status       = lipgloss.NewStyle().Padding(1)
-	ActionStatus = lipgloss.NewStyle().
-			Foreground(salmon).
-			Align(lipgloss.Left).
-			MarginLeft(3)
+	Author = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(salmon).Align(lipgloss.Left).MarginLeft(2)
+	Date   = lipgloss.NewStyle().Faint(true).Align(lipgloss.Left).Margin(0, 1)
+	Page   = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(salmon).Align(lipgloss.Right).MarginRight(3)
+	Slide  = lipgloss.NewStyle().Padding(1)
+	Status = lipgloss.NewStyle().Padding(1)
+	Search = lipgloss.NewStyle().Faint(true).Align(lipgloss.Left).MarginLeft(2)
 )
 
 var (