Google Search operators and tricks
Punctuation & symbols
Extensive list of Google operators. Missing one? Let us know. You can find a tool for Google search url parameters at our Tools page.
| Symbol | How to use it |
|---|---|
+ | Search for Google+ pages or blood types Examples: +Chrome or AB+ |
@ | Find social tags Example: @agoogler |
$ | Find prices Example: nikon $400 |
# | Find popular hashtags for trending topics Example: #throwbackthursday |
- | When you use a dash before a word or site, it excludes sites with that info from your results. This is useful for words with multiple meanings, like Jaguar the car brand and jaguar the animal. Examples: jaguar speed -car or pandas -site:wikipedia.org |
" | When you put a word or phrase in quotes, the results will only include pages with the same words in the same order as the ones inside the quotes. Only use this if you’re looking for an exact word or phrase, otherwise you’ll exclude many helpful results by mistake. Example: "imagine all the people" |
* | Add an asterisk as a placeholder for any unknown or wildcard terms. . Example: "a * saved is a * earned" |
.. | Separate numbers by two periods without spaces to see results that contain numbers in a range. Example: camera $50..$100 |
Search operators
| Operator | How to use it |
|---|---|
site: | Get results from certain sites or domains. Examples: olympics site:nbc.com and olympics site:.gov |
link: | Find pages that link to a certain page. Example: link:youtube.com |
related: | Find sites that are similar to a web address you already know. Example: related:time.com |
OR | Find pages that might use one of several words. Example: marathon OR race |
info: | Get information about a web address, including the cached version of the page, similar pages, and pages that link to the site. Example: info:google.com |
cache: | See what a page looks like the last time Google visited the site. Example: cache:washington.edu |
allinanchor: | restrict results to pages containing all query terms in the anchor text on links to the page. Example: allinanchor:web development amsterdam |
allintext: | restrict results to pages containing all query terms in the text on the page. Example: allintext:web development amsterdam |
allintitle: | restrict results to pages containing all query terms in the page title. Example: allintitle:status201 web development |
allinurl: | restrict results to pages containing all query terms in the url. Example: allinurl:Replace Howdy text in WordPress backend |
filetype: | restric results to pages with the suffix you specify Example: TPS Reports filetype:pdf OR filetype:doc |
Special queries
| Keyword | How to use it |
|---|---|
define: | Get definition from the web Examples: define:webdevelopment |
[calculation] | From basic arithmetic to advanced math Examples: 21% of 6170 or 25cm + 3ft |
[x units in otherunits] | Convert one unit to another Examples: 15 dollar in euros |
calculator | Show an online calculator below the search input Examples: calculator |
weather: | Get the weather for a specific city Examples: weather:Amsterdam |
[flightnumber] | Check flightnumber (Google Now will also keep you up to date) Examples: KL0765 |
Easter eggs
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do a barrel roll | … |
askew | … |
blink html | … |
Zerg rush | … |
Bletchley Park | … |
Recursion | … Did you mean? |
Festivus | … |
Conway's Game of Life | … |
Webdriver Torso | … |
Anagram | … |
the loneliest number | … |
The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything | … |
a long time ago in a galaxy far far away | … |