Customize Search Box in SharePoint 2010

Add Search To Master Page or enable search box in masterpage

 <div class="s4-notdlg">
  <asp:ContentPlaceHolder id="PlaceHolderSearchArea" runat="server">
     <SharePoint:DelegateControl runat="server" ControlId="SmallSearchInputBox" Version="4" />
  </asp:ContentPlaceHolder>
 </div>

To style the Search Button

 /*Search Box Styles*/
 .s4-search input.ms-sbplain{
  margin-top:5px!important;
  background:url(../images/search_left.png) no-repeat;
  border:0 none !important;
  height:16px;
  padding:4px 2px 2px 9px;
  color:#666;
  font-size:.85em;
  font-style:normal;}
 .s4-search .ms-sbgo{padding-top:5px;}
 .s4-search .ms-sbgo a{
  margin-top:5px;
  background:url(../images/search_btn.png) no-repeat;
  width:27px; height:22px; display:block; }
 .s4-search .srch-gosearchimg, .s4-search .ms-sbgo span{display:none; }
 .adminBar .ms-sbrow a, .ms-sbcell{margin:0; padding:0;}

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For SharePoint Foundation Search box CSS

/* ::::::::::::::::::Search:::::::::::::::::: */
 .s4-search{
           padding:0px !important;
           margin-right: 5px;
          }
 .s4-search select,.s4-search input{
      /*[ReplaceColor(themeColor:"Light2-Lighter")] */
        border:1px solid #e3e3e3 !important;
        color:#476382;
        float:left;
     /*[ReplaceColor(themeColor:"Dark2")] */ color:#476382;
       }
 .s4-search select{
           height:21px;
           font-family:Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;
           font-size:9pt;
           padding:0 3px;
           margin:3px 3px 0 0;
           }
 .s4-search input,.s4-search .ms-searchimage{
            float:left;
           /* [RecolorImage(themeColor:"Light1-Lighter",method:"Blending",includeRectangle
           :{x:0,y:511,width:1,height:18})] */
           background:none;
          /* [ReplaceColor(themeColor:"Light1")] */ background-color:#fff;
            }
 .s4-search input{
            font-size:1.1em ;
            height:16px;
            padding:1px 3px 2px;
            border-right:1px solid #e3e3e3 !important;
            width:130px !important;
            margin-top:3px;
            }
 .s4-search .ms-searchimage{
       /*[ReplaceColor(themeColor:"Light1")] */ background-color:#fff;
         background-image:url('PARTCAT-images/search-btn.png');
         background-repeat:no-repeat;
      /*[ReplaceColor(themeColor:"Light2-Lighter")] */ border:0px solid #e3e3e3 !important;
       height:16px;
       width:43px;
       padding:2px 3px 1px;
       border-left:none !important;
       margin-top:3px;
       margin-left:5px;
        }

 #onetIDGoSearch {
        width:43px !important;
        height:15px !important;
         }

 #onetIDGoSearch img {
          display:none;
          width:43px !important;
          height:15px !important;
           }

 .ms-searchimage > .s4-clust {
           width:43px !important;
           height:15px !important;

          }

  .s4-help{
    display:inline-block;
    margin:4px 4px 3px 21px;
    }

/* ::::::::::::::::::Search:::::::::::::::::: */

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