Find (search) not working

Symptom
You click on the Find (binocular) icon on the Tool bar and nothing happens.
Cause
Focus is not on the editing window.
Fix
Click in the editing area and then click Find.
Preventative
Position the cursor in the editing area before instituting a search.

Hi,
According to your description, my understanding is “find an item” search box in a custom list not work in your environment.
As search box and “find an item” search box in your home page are working, so the search service application is working.
Do you have any customzation to the particular custom list ?
If No, I suggest you can full crawl the data in Central Administration ->Manage Service Application->” Search Service Application”-> Manage Content Sources” to test if it works. 
Also, please check if you have set "Allow items from this list to appear in search results" in list settings->Advanced Setting to true
Best Regards
Jerry Guo
TechNet Community Support

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