HTML search link using default search engine

Question

I want to create a search link on my page.

I can easily create a link using Google:

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Is it possible to create a link that uses the browser's default search engine?

Answer 1

No.

The browser will not expose the following content:

• The identity of the default search engine selected by the user
• The ability to pass search terms to that search engine

… Via any API accessible to the website the user is visiting.