Method and apparatus for providing user interface for searching contents

The present invention relates to a user interface providing method and apparatus for content retrieval. A user interface providing method for searching for a content according to an embodiment of the present invention, items of the device, which displays an item indicating a content type on the first axis in a predetermined display area, and storing the content the first axis and cells of a predetermined area in the second coordinate on the second axis representing the coordinates and the device on the first axis of the item representing the stage, and a content type for displaying on a second axis intersecting entry to the selector is located at the intersection in step, a content stored in the device of the item corresponding to the coordinates of the selector according to the user of the selector movement request, the step, and the second axis of the cell selector is located to move between cells for displaying, the cell has a selector located the content corresponding to the content type of the item corresponding to the coordinates on one axis display And a step of a. According to the present invention can easily select the content search when searching; The user interface, content, search