Seems to be unreliable, and synonym inclusion is default now.įorce exact-match on a single phrase. Use link-based operators only for initial research. The 'link:' operator was officially deprecated in early 2017. It appears that 'inanchor:' operators are still in use, but return very narrow and sometimes unreliable results. Unreliable operators have either been found to produce inconsistent results or have been deprecated altogether. Returns results where the two terms/phrases are within (X) words of each other. Return sites that are related to a target domain. Some examples include PDF, DOC, XLS, PPT, and TXT. Search the body text for every individual term following 'allintext:'. Search for a word or phrase (in quotes), but only in the body/document text. Search the URL for every individual term following 'allinurl:'. Look for a word or phrase (in quotes) in the document URL. Search the page title for every individual term following 'allintitle:'. Search only in the page's title for a word or phrase. Advanced operators are typically used to narrow searches and drill deeper into results. This returns a special, Knowledge Card style result.Īdvanced search operators are special commands that modify searches and may require additional parameters (such as a domain name).

Use 'in' to convert between two equivalent units. Search prices with the Euro sign (€). Most other currency signs don't seem to be honored by Google. You can combine ($) and (.) for exact prices, like $19.99. Use (.) with numbers on either side to match on any integer in that range of numbers. Put minus (-) in front of any term (including operators) to exclude that term from the results.Īn asterisk (*) acts as a wild-card and will match on any word. Use parentheses to group operators and control the order in which they execute. The pipe (|) operator is identical to 'OR'. Specify 'OR' for a logical OR (ALL-CAPS). Google search defaults to logical AND between terms. Put any phrase in quotes to force Google to use exact-match. Basic search operators are operators that modify standard text searches. You can find all of the major organic search operators below, broken up into three categories: “Basic”, “Advanced”, and “Unreliable”. You can enter search operators directly into the Google search box, just as you would a text search:Įxcept in special cases (such as the “in” operator), Google will return standard organic results. Search operators can be useful for everything from content research to technical SEO audits. Google search operators are special characters and commands (sometimes called “advanced operators”) that extend the capabilities of regular text searches.

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