diff --git a/src/scripts/layout.js b/src/scripts/layout.js
index 6bd19f4..9e9a376 100644
--- a/src/scripts/layout.js
+++ b/src/scripts/layout.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var searchButton = document.querySelector('#searchButton'),
     navbarNav = document.querySelector('#navbarNav'),
     profileMenu = document.querySelector('#navbarNav .navbar-nav').lastElementChild
 
+
 /* Interactions
    ================================================================== */
 searchButton.addEventListener('click', showSearch)
@@ -24,10 +25,18 @@ function showSearch() {
   searchNavInput.focus()
   navbarNav.classList.add('hidden')
   profileMenu.classList.add('visible')
+  document.addEventListener('keyup', onPressEscCloseSearch)
 }
 
 function closeSearch() {
   searchNav.classList.add('hidden')
   navbarNav.classList.remove('hidden')
   profileMenu.classList.remove('visible')
+  document.removeEventListener('keyup', onPressEscCloseSearch)
+}
+
+function onPressEscCloseSearch(e) {
+  if (e.keyCode == 27) {
+    closeSearch()
+  }
 }
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diff --git a/src/styles/_navbar.sass b/src/styles/_navbar.sass
index 4edfc8a..5c73f4c 100644
--- a/src/styles/_navbar.sass
+++ b/src/styles/_navbar.sass
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ nav.navbar
     padding-bottom: 0
     padding-right: 0
     outline: none
-
 #searchNav
   display: flex
   align-items: center
@@ -218,8 +217,4 @@ nav.navbar
     cursor: pointer
     position: absolute
     right: 16px
-    top: 12px
-// #search-overlay.active {
-//   opacity: 1;
-//   visibility: visible;
-//   background-color: rgba(67,89,112,0.7
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+    top: 12px
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