diff --git a/src/components/SearchBar.tsx b/src/components/SearchBar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69b6635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/SearchBar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import React from "react";
+import "../styles/components/SearchBar.css";
+
+interface SearchBarProps {
+  searchQuery: string;
+  setSearchQuery: (query: string) => void;
+  placeholder?: string;
+}
+
+const SearchBar: React.FC<SearchBarProps> = ({ 
+  searchQuery, 
+  setSearchQuery, 
+  placeholder = "Search projects..." 
+}) => {
+  return (
+    <div className="search-bar-container">
+      <input
+        type="text"
+        className="search-input"
+        placeholder={placeholder}
+        value={searchQuery}
+        onChange={(e) => setSearchQuery(e.target.value)}
+      />
+      {searchQuery && (
+        <button
+          className="clear-button"
+          onClick={() => setSearchQuery("")}
+          aria-label="Clear search"
+        >
+          ✕
+        </button>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default SearchBar;
diff --git a/src/pages/Projects.tsx b/src/pages/Projects.tsx
index 8d4c986..2074f9b 100644
--- a/src/pages/Projects.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Projects.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { REPO_DATA_TYPE } from "../utils/types";
 import RepoData from '../data/repo_data.json';
 import SortDropdown from "../components/SortDropdown";
 import PaginatedCardGrid from "../sections/CardGrid";
+import SearchBar from "../components/SearchBar";
 
 const Projects = () => {
   const repoList: REPO_DATA_TYPE[] = RepoData as REPO_DATA_TYPE[]
@@ -12,12 +13,21 @@ const Projects = () => {
   const [sortType, setSortType] = useState("desc")
   const languages = [...new Set(repoList.map(repo => repo.language).flat())].filter(lang => lang !== null).sort();
   const [selectedLanguages, setSelectedLanguages] = useState<string[]>([]);
+  const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState("");
   const [filteredRepos, setFilteredRepos] = useState<REPO_DATA_TYPE[]>(repoList);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    let result = repoList.filter((repo) =>
-      selectedLanguages.length === 0 || repo.language.some(lang => selectedLanguages.includes(lang))
-    );
+    let result = repoList.filter((repo) => {
+      // Filter by language
+      const languageMatch = selectedLanguages.length === 0 || repo.language.some(lang => selectedLanguages.includes(lang));
+      
+      // Filter by search query (name or description)
+      const searchMatch = searchQuery === "" || 
+        repo.name.toLowerCase().includes(searchQuery.toLowerCase()) ||
+        repo.description.toLowerCase().includes(searchQuery.toLowerCase());
+      
+      return languageMatch && searchMatch;
+    });
 
     if (sortField === "name") {
       result.sort((a, b) => {
@@ -47,7 +57,7 @@ const Projects = () => {
     }
     setFilteredRepos(result)
 
-  }, [selectedLanguages, sortField, sortType])
+  }, [selectedLanguages, sortField, sortType, searchQuery])
 
 
 
@@ -72,6 +82,19 @@ const Projects = () => {
         </p>
       </section>
       <div className="filter-container">
+        <div className="search-sort-row">
+          <SearchBar 
+            searchQuery={searchQuery}
+            setSearchQuery={setSearchQuery}
+            placeholder="Search projects by name or description..."
+          />
+          <SortDropdown
+            setSortField={setSortField}
+            setSortType={setSortType}
+            sortField={sortField}
+            sortType={sortType}
+          />
+        </div>
         <div className="language-filter">
           {languages.map(lang => (
             <button
@@ -84,14 +107,9 @@ const Projects = () => {
           ))}
 
         </div>
-
-        <SortDropdown
-          setSortField={setSortField}
-          setSortType={setSortType}
-          sortField={sortField}
-          sortType={sortType}
-        />
-
+      </div>
+      <div className="results-info">
+        Showing {filteredRepos.length} of {repoList.length} projects
       </div>
       <PaginatedCardGrid repos={filteredRepos} displayMode="all" />
     </div>
diff --git a/src/styles/components/SearchBar.css b/src/styles/components/SearchBar.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ff04e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/styles/components/SearchBar.css
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+.search-bar-container {
+  position: relative;
+  width: 100%;
+  max-width: 400px;
+}
+
+.search-input {
+  width: 100%;
+  padding: 10px 40px 10px 15px;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: 0.375rem;
+  background-color: #2f2f2f;
+  color: #f3f3f3;
+  outline: none;
+  transition: all 0.3s ease;
+}
+
+.search-input::placeholder {
+  color: #a0a0a0;
+}
+
+.search-input:focus {
+  background-color: #3a3a3a;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(77, 77, 77, 0.5);
+}
+
+.clear-button {
+  position: absolute;
+  right: 10px;
+  top: 50%;
+  transform: translateY(-50%);
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  color: #a0a0a0;
+  font-size: 18px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  padding: 5px;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  transition: color 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+.clear-button:hover {
+  color: #f3f3f3;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 768px) {
+  .search-bar-container {
+    max-width: 100%;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/styles/pages/Projects.css b/src/styles/pages/Projects.css
index d66b529..a2e391f 100644
--- a/src/styles/pages/Projects.css
+++ b/src/styles/pages/Projects.css
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
   flex-direction: column;
 }
 
+.search-sort-row {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 1rem;
+  align-items: center;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
 .filter-button {
   border: none;
   padding: 8px 15px;
@@ -35,8 +42,20 @@
   font-weight: bold;
 }
 
+.results-info {
+  color: #a0a0a0;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  margin: 10px 0;
+  font-style: italic;
+}
+
 @media (max-width:1024px) {
   .filter-container {
     flex-direction: column;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  
+  .search-sort-row {
+    flex-direction: column;
+    width: 100%;
+  }
+}