diff --git a/layouts/partials/search-input.html b/layouts/partials/search-input.html
index f6ec2bc000..7278ac3b81 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/search-input.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/search-input.html
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {{ if or .Site.Params.gcs_engine_id .Site.Params.algolia_docsearch }}
-  <input type="search" class="form-control td-search-input" placeholder="&#xf002 {{ T "ui_search" }}" aria-label="{{ T "ui_search" }}" autocomplete="off">
+  <input type="search" class="form-control td-search-input" placeholder="&#xf002 {{ T "ui_search_placeholder" }}" aria-label="{{ T "ui_search_placeholder" }}" autocomplete="off">
 {{ else if .Site.Params.offlineSearch }}
   <div id="search-nav-container">
-    <input type="search" id="search-input" autocomplete="off" class="form-control td-search-input" placeholder="&#xf002 {{ T "ui_search" }}" autocomplete="on">
+    <input type="search" id="search-input" autocomplete="off" class="form-control td-search-input" placeholder="&#xf002 {{ T "ui_search_placeholder" }}" autocomplete="on">
     <div id="search-results" class="container"></div>
   </div>
 {{ else if .Site.Params.k8s_search }}
-  <input type="search" class="form-control td-search-input" name="q" placeholder="&#xf002 {{ T "ui_search" }}" aria-label="{{ T "ui_search" }}" autocomplete="off">
+  <input type="search" class="form-control td-search-input" name="q" placeholder="&#xf002 {{ T "ui_search_placeholder" }}" aria-label="{{ T "ui_search_placeholder" }}" autocomplete="off">
 {{ end }}
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