diff --git a/app/views/mushrooms/_search_form.html.erb b/app/views/mushrooms/_search_form.html.erb
index b279f0d..717e091 100644
--- a/app/views/mushrooms/_search_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/mushrooms/_search_form.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <%= form_for :search, url: root_path, method: 'GET' do |f| %>
   <div class='input-field col s12 search'>
-    <%= f.text_field :query, value: search_query, required: true %>
+    <%= f.text_field :query, value: search_query, required: true, placeholder: '🍄 search 🍄' %>
     <%= f.submit 'Search', class: 'btn right search-btn' %>
     <%= link_to 'Reset', root_path, class: 'btn red search-btn ' %>
   </div>