Tips to make your searches more effective.
BASIC SEARCH
- define:wan
- returns definitions.
- time:Toronto
- returns time in a location.
- cache:https://example.com
- Google’s cached version.
- filetype:pdf
- similar to ext:, specifies the file type.
- related:spotify
- returns similar websites or similar topics.
- site:cnn.com
- Returns only search results from a particular website.
- 5lb to kg
- converts a unit to…
- map: New York
- map results.
- movie: forest
- searches for movies.
- stocks: Microsoft
- stock information.
- weather: Tokyo
- weather forecast.
BASIC OPERATORS
- –
- excludes a term from the search: linux distribution –ubuntu
- +
- forces exact match: linux +distribution -ubuntu
- |
- same as writing OR between search terms: ios | android
- @
- filter results from a particular social media: @linkedin dell
- #
- returns results with the hashtag: #blacklivesmetter
- “”
- must include expression or word in quotes: “fear of the dark“
- *
- asterisk is a wildcard: “fear of * dark”
- _
- it is a wildcard for the autocomplete function: fo__est gump
- ..
- returns matches within the number range: android $500..$800
- ()
- creates a logic of the query: (japan | tokyo) AND (olimpic | games)
- ~
- alternative synonyms can be applied: ~antique vehicles
ADVANCED OPERATORS
- inanchor:list
- returns pages that are linked to using anchor text (link text).
- allinanchor: full list
- like inanchor but matching every term.
- link:example.com
- returns pages that contain links to the term.
- intext:subject
- searches only in the page’s body.
- allintext: specific subject
- like intext but matching every term.
- intitle:dashboard
- searches only in the page’s title.
- allintitle: dashboard admin
- like intitle but matching every term.
- inurl:login.php
- returns searched if the term is in the URL.
- allinurl: wp-content uploads 2021
- like inurl but matching every term.
- before:2021-01-01
- filter pages older than specified.
- after:2021-01-01
- filters pages newser than specified.