diff --git a/fcore/normal-mode/normal-search-finish.sml b/fcore/normal-mode/normal-search-finish.sml
index 4845889..8bab34f 100644
--- a/fcore/normal-mode/normal-search-finish.sml
+++ b/fcore/normal-mode/normal-search-finish.sml
@@ -27,37 +27,16 @@ struct
 
       val searchStringPosY = windowHeight - TextConstants.ySpace - 5
 
-      val initialTextAcc = TextBuilder.buildLineToList
+      val initialTextAcc = SearchBar.build
         ( searchString
         , 5
         , searchStringPosY
         , windowWidth
         , floatWindowWidth
         , floatWindowHeight
+        , searchCursorIdx
         )
 
-      val cursor =
-        let
-          val xpos = TextConstants.xSpace * (searchCursorIdx + 1) + 5
-          val x = Real32.fromInt xpos
-          val y = Real32.fromInt searchStringPosY
-          val r: Real32.real = 0.67
-          val g: Real32.real = 0.51
-          val b: Real32.real = 0.83
-        in
-          PipeCursor.lerp
-            ( x
-            , y
-            , 0.01
-            , TextConstants.scale
-            , floatWindowWidth
-            , floatWindowHeight
-            , r
-            , g
-            , b
-            )
-        end
-
       val buffer = LineGap.goToIdx (cursorIdx, buffer)
       val cursorLine = LineGap.getLineNumberOfIdx (cursorIdx, buffer)
       val startLine =
@@ -77,7 +56,7 @@ struct
         , tempSearchList
         , searchString
         , visualScrollColumn
-        , cursor :: initialTextAcc
+        , initialTextAcc
         )
       val drawMsg = Vector.concat drawMsg
       val drawMsg = DrawMsg.DRAW_TEXT drawMsg
@@ -109,13 +88,14 @@ struct
 
       val searchStringPosY = newWindowHeight - TextConstants.ySpace - 5
 
-      val initialTextAcc = TextBuilder.buildLineToList
+      val initialTextAcc = SearchBar.build
         ( searchString
         , 5
         , searchStringPosY
         , newWindowWidth
         , floatWindowWidth
         , floatWindowHeight
+        , searchCursorIdx
         )
 
       val cursor =
diff --git a/fcore/text-builder.sml b/fcore/text-builder.sml
deleted file mode 100644
index 592caac..0000000
--- a/fcore/text-builder.sml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-structure TextBuilder =
-struct
-  structure TC = TextConstants
-  structure Utils = TextBuilderUtils
-
-  local
-    fun loop
-      (pos, str, posX, posY, endX, acc, floatWindowWidth, floatWindowHeight) =
-      if pos = String.size str then
-        acc
-      else if posX + TC.xSpace >= endX then
-        acc
-      else
-        let
-          val chr = String.sub (str, pos)
-          val r: Real32.real = 0.67
-          val g: Real32.real = 0.51
-          val b: Real32.real = 0.83
-          val fPosX = Real32.fromInt posX
-          val fPosY = Real32.fromInt posY
-          val z: Real32.real = 0.1
-
-          val chr = CozetteAscii.make
-            ( chr
-            , fPosX
-            , fPosY
-            , z
-            , TC.scale
-            , floatWindowWidth
-            , floatWindowHeight
-            , r
-            , g
-            , b
-            )
-
-          val acc = chr :: acc
-          val nextPosX = posX + TC.xSpace
-        in
-          loop
-            ( pos + 1
-            , str
-            , nextPosX
-            , posY
-            , endX
-            , acc
-            , floatWindowWidth
-            , floatWindowHeight
-            )
-        end
-  in
-    (* builds a single text line from a string.
-     * Used for getting Real32.real vector representing search input. 
-     * Todo: Add | cursor to show position of search-string-cursor. *)
-    fun buildLineToList
-      (str, startX, startY, endX, floatWindowWidth, floatWindowHeight) =
-      let
-        val r: Real32.real = 0.67
-        val g: Real32.real = 0.51
-        val b: Real32.real = 0.83
-        val fPosX = Real32.fromInt startX
-        val fPosY = Real32.fromInt startY
-        val z: Real32.real = 0.1
-
-        val chr = CozetteAscii.make
-          ( #"/"
-          , fPosX
-          , fPosY
-          , z
-          , TC.scale
-          , floatWindowWidth
-          , floatWindowHeight
-          , r
-          , g
-          , b
-          )
-
-        val posX = startX + TC.xSpace
-      in
-        loop
-          ( 0
-          , str
-          , posX
-          , startY
-          , endX
-          , [chr]
-          , floatWindowWidth
-          , floatWindowHeight
-          )
-      end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/fcore/text-builder/search-bar.sml b/fcore/text-builder/search-bar.sml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4ef5ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fcore/text-builder/search-bar.sml
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+structure SearchBar =
+struct
+  structure TC = TextConstants
+  structure Utils = TextBuilderUtils
+
+  fun loop
+    (pos, str, posX, posY, endX, acc, floatWindowWidth, floatWindowHeight) =
+    if pos = String.size str then
+      acc
+    else if posX >= endX then
+      acc
+    else
+      let
+        val chr = String.sub (str, pos)
+        val r: Real32.real = 0.67
+        val g: Real32.real = 0.51
+        val b: Real32.real = 0.83
+        val fPosX = Real32.fromInt posX
+        val fPosY = Real32.fromInt posY
+        val z: Real32.real = 0.1
+
+        val chr = CozetteAscii.make
+          ( chr
+          , fPosX
+          , fPosY
+          , z
+          , TC.scale
+          , floatWindowWidth
+          , floatWindowHeight
+          , r
+          , g
+          , b
+          )
+
+        val acc = chr :: acc
+        val nextPosX = posX + TC.xSpace
+      in
+        loop
+          ( pos + 1
+          , str
+          , nextPosX
+          , posY
+          , endX
+          , acc
+          , floatWindowWidth
+          , floatWindowHeight
+          )
+      end
+
+  (* builds a single text line from a string.
+   * Used for getting Real32.real vector representing search input. 
+   * Todo: add scrolling, so that text scrolls horizontally when greater than width. *)
+  fun build
+    ( str
+    , startX
+    , startY
+    , endX
+    , floatWindowWidth
+    , floatWindowHeight
+    , searchCursorIdx
+    ) =
+    let
+      val r: Real32.real = 0.67
+      val g: Real32.real = 0.51
+      val b: Real32.real = 0.83
+      val z: Real32.real = 0.1
+
+      val width = endX - startX
+      val (startX, endX) =
+        if TC.textLineWidth > width then
+          (startX, endX)
+        else
+          let
+            val startX = (width - TC.textLineWidth) div 2
+            val endX = startX + TC.textLineWidth
+          in
+            (startX, endX)
+          end
+
+      val fPosX = Real32.fromInt startX
+      val fPosY = Real32.fromInt startY
+
+      val slash = CozetteAscii.make
+        ( #"/"
+        , fPosX
+        , fPosY
+        , z
+        , TC.scale
+        , floatWindowWidth
+        , floatWindowHeight
+        , r
+        , g
+        , b
+        )
+
+      val cursor =
+        let
+          val xpos = TextConstants.xSpace * (searchCursorIdx + 1) + startX
+          val xpos = Int.min (endX, xpos)
+          val x = Real32.fromInt xpos
+        in
+          PipeCursor.lerp
+            ( x
+            , fPosY
+            , 0.01
+            , TextConstants.scale
+            , floatWindowWidth
+            , floatWindowHeight
+            , r
+            , g
+            , b
+            )
+        end
+
+      val posX = startX + TC.xSpace
+    in
+      loop
+        ( 0
+        , str
+        , posX
+        , startY
+        , endX
+        , [cursor, slash]
+        , floatWindowWidth
+        , floatWindowHeight
+        )
+    end
+end
diff --git a/fcore/text-builder/text-builder-utils.sml b/fcore/text-builder/text-builder-utils.sml
index 08a140c..f2d5bd0 100644
--- a/fcore/text-builder/text-builder-utils.sml
+++ b/fcore/text-builder/text-builder-utils.sml
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ struct
         , cursorZ = 0.03
         , highlightZ = 0.05
 
-        , startX = 5
-        , startY = 5
+        , startX = startX
+        , startY = startX
 
         , scrollColumnStart = visualScrollColumn
         , scrollColumnEnd = width div TC.xSpace + visualScrollColumn
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ struct
         }
       else
         let
-          val startX = (endX - TC.textLineWidth) div 2
+          val startX = (width - TC.textLineWidth) div 2
         in
           { charR = 0.67
           , charG = 0.51
diff --git a/shf.mlb b/shf.mlb
index 7fd3f4f..759c80d 100644
--- a/shf.mlb
+++ b/shf.mlb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ fcore/text-builder/text-builder-utils.sml
 fcore/text-builder/text-builder-with-cursor.sml
 fcore/text-builder/text-builder-with-highlight.sml
 fcore/text-builder/normal-mode-text-builder.sml
-  fcore/text-builder.sml
+fcore/text-builder/search-bar.sml
 
 fcore/cursor.sml
 fcore/text-scroll.sml