diff --git a/src/views/search.nim b/src/views/search.nim
index 527dbe9..963107f 100644
--- a/src/views/search.nim
+++ b/src/views/search.nim
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ proc renderSearch*(): VNode =
     tdiv(class="search-bar"):
       form(`method`="get", action="/search"):
         hiddenField("f", "users")
-        input(`type`="text", name="q", autofocus="", placeholder="Enter username...")
+        input(`type`="text", name="q", autofocus="", placeholder="Enter username...", dir="auto")
         button(`type`="submit"): icon "search"
 
 proc renderProfileTabs*(query: Query; username: string): VNode =