{"id":2184,"date":"2021-06-06T00:17:56","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T00:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/?p=2184"},"modified":"2026-06-08T22:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T02:42:11","slug":"google-search-operators-cheat-sheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/?p=2184","title":{"rendered":"Google Search Operators Cheat Sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tips to make your searches more effective.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BASIC SEARCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>define:<\/strong>wan\n<ul>\n<li>Returns definitions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>time:<\/strong>Toronto\n<ul>\n<li>Returns the time in a location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>cache:<\/strong>https:\/\/example.com\n<ul>\n<li>Shows Google&#8217;s cached version of a page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>filetype:<\/strong>pdf\n<ul>\n<li>Similar to <strong>ext:<\/strong>, filters results by file type.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>related:<\/strong>spotify\n<ul>\n<li>Returns similar websites or topics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>site:<\/strong>cnn.com\n<ul>\n<li>Returns results only from a specific website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>5lb <strong>to<\/strong> kg\n<ul>\n<li>Converts a unit to another.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>map:<\/strong> New York\n<ul>\n<li>Returns map results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>movie:<\/strong> forest\n<ul>\n<li>Searches for movies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>stocks:<\/strong> Microsoft\n<ul>\n<li>Returns stock information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>weather:<\/strong> Tokyo\n<ul>\n<li>Returns a weather forecast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>BASIC OPERATORS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8211;<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Excludes a term from results: <em>linux distribution <strong>&#8211;<\/strong>ubuntu<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>+<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Forces an exact match: <em>linux <strong>+<\/strong>distribution -ubuntu<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>|<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Same as <strong>OR<\/strong> between search terms: <em>ios <strong>|<\/strong> android<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>@<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Filters results from a specific social media platform: <em><strong>@<\/strong>linkedin dell<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>#<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Returns results with a hashtag: <em><strong>#<\/strong>blacklivesmatter<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;&#8221;<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Requires an exact phrase or word in results: <em><strong>&#8220;<\/strong>fear of the dark<strong>&#8220;<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>*<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Wildcard that matches any word: <em><strong>&#8220;<\/strong>fear of * dark<strong>&#8220;<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>_<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Wildcard for the autocomplete function: <em>fo__est gump<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>..<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Returns results within a number range: <em>android $500<strong>..<\/strong>$800<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>()<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Groups terms to build query logic: <em><strong>(<\/strong>japan | tokyo<strong>)<\/strong> AND <strong>(<\/strong>olympic | games<strong>)<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>~<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Includes synonyms in results: <em><strong>~<\/strong>antique vehicles<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ADVANCED OPERATORS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>inanchor:<\/strong>list\n<ul>\n<li>Returns pages linked to using specific anchor text.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>allinanchor:<\/strong> full list\n<ul>\n<li>Like <strong>inanchor<\/strong>, but matches every term.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>link:<\/strong>example.com\n<ul>\n<li>Returns pages that link to the specified URL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>intext:<\/strong>subject\n<ul>\n<li>Searches only within a page&#8217;s body text.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>allintext:<\/strong> specific subject\n<ul>\n<li>Like <strong>intext<\/strong>, but matches every term.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>intitle:<\/strong>dashboard\n<ul>\n<li>Searches only within a page&#8217;s title.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>allintitle:<\/strong> dashboard admin\n<ul>\n<li>Like <strong>intitle<\/strong>, but matches every term.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>inurl:<\/strong>login.php\n<ul>\n<li>Returns results where the term appears in the URL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>allinurl:<\/strong> wp-content uploads 2021\n<ul>\n<li>Like <strong>inurl<\/strong>, but matches every term.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>before:<\/strong>2021-01-01\n<ul>\n<li>Filters results to pages older than the specified date.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>after:<\/strong>2021-01-01\n<ul>\n<li>Filters results to pages newer than the specified date.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tips to make your searches more effective. 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