# Displaying unique elements in a search box

**URL:** <https://forum.bubble.io/t/displaying-unique-elements-in-a-search-box/124031>\
**Category:** Need help\
**Created:** [December 3, 2020, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/displaying-unique-elements-in-a-search-box/124031 "2020-12-03T11:41:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![sasankjag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@sasankjag](https://forum.bubble.io/u/sasankjag)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/displaying-unique-elements-in-a-search-box/124031/1 "2020-12-03T11:41:02Z")

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My database consists of work instructions and they are divided into departments. Each department has a set of work instructions. On the homepage, there is a search bar using which we can search for departments and can navigate to the relevant page.  
But if I have 2 work instructions under the same department, in the search bar it shows  
production  
production(1)  
assembly  
(assembly(2)  
Please help me how can I remove the repeated values from the search box  
@NigelG

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**Author:** ![jeffrey.j.obrien](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/jeffrey.j.obrien/32/76654_2.png) [@jeffrey.j.obrien](https://forum.bubble.io/u/jeffrey.j.obrien)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/displaying-unique-elements-in-a-search-box/124031/2 "2020-12-03T12:02:13Z")

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Hey,

Your editor is set to Private App so nobody can see what is the issue.

But my guess the solution would be to use unique elements at the end of your search.

J

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/2/8/2847faa74692c2ffa5d939d3dc3724cdd060d247.png) [@system](https://forum.bubble.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/displaying-unique-elements-in-a-search-box/124031/3 "2021-02-11T11:41:03Z")

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