I need help on styling the Google Custom Search Box (not the results)
Old styles were using the form
tags, where you could easily style the look &
Use a DOM inspection tool like the one built into the Google Chrome or Firefox browsers. (Right click on an element and select "Inspect.") This will allow you to determine element IDs/classes and their current styles.
Write CSS rules that override those styles, like this:
input.gsc-input {} input.gsc-search-button {} form.gsc-search-box {} div.gsc-control-cse {}