Appendix C. Google’s Advanced Search Operators
Operator | Description[1] |
|---|---|
.. | Searches within a range of numbers in the form number..number |
- | Excludes pages that contain the specified word from the search results |
““ | Searches for the complete phrase in the form word1 word2 |
( ) | Used to group keywords in a query |
* | Whole-word wildcard; searches for missing words in a phrase (““) search |
~ | Searches for synonyms of the specified keyword |
+ | Includes the specified “stop” word in the query |
after: | GMAIL—Restricts search to emails sent after a specified date |
allinanchor: | Restricts search to the anchor text (link text) of web pages; used with multiple keywords |
allintext: | Restricts search to the body text of web pages; used with multiple keywords |
allintitle: | Restricts search to the titles ... |
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