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<div id="static"><div id="pageData-name" class="pageData">Omnibox</div>
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<p>
The omnibox API allows you to register a
keyword with Google Chrome's address bar,
which is also known as the omnibox.
</p>
<p>
<img src="images/omnibox.png" width="300" height="150" alt="A screenshot showing suggestions related to the keyword 'Chromium Search'">
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<p>
When the user enters your extension's
keyword, the user starts
interacting solely with your extension.
Each keystroke is sent to your
extension, and you can provide suggestions
in response.
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You must include an <code>omnibox</code> <code>keyword</code> field
in the <a href="manifest.html">manifest</a>
to use the omnibox API.
You should also
specify a 16x16-pixel icon, which will be
displayed in the address bar when suggesting that users
enter keyword mode.
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For example:
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<pre>{
"name": "Aaron's omnibox extension",
"version": "1.0",
<b>"omnibox": { "keyword" : "aaron" },</b>
<b>"icons": {</b>
<b>"16": "16-full-color.png"</b>
<b>},</b>
"background": {
"scripts": ["background.js"]
}
}</pre>
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<strong>Note:</strong>
Chrome automatically creates a grayscale version of
your 16x16-pixel icon. You should provide
a full-color version so that it can also be
used in other situations that require color.
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icon, but it is displayed in color.
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You can find samples of this API on the
<a href="samples.html#omnibox">sample page</a>.
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