Replace <input type="submit" with HTML in SimpleSearchForm's tpl Chunk?

Question

I want to replace the <input> element in SimpleSearchForm's tpl Chunk with HTML, specifically a Font Awesome

<i class="fa fa-search" id="searchIcon" aria-hidden="true"></i>

But, no matter what I adjust it wont send.

Would anyone know what I can do to make this work?

Answer 1

Replace input element with button:

<button type="submit"><i class="fa fa-search" id="searchIcon" aria-hidden="true"></i></button>

after chage some css - you will get what you want.