You can use symbols or words in your search to make your search results more precise.
Don’t put spaces between the symbol or word and your search term. A search for site:nytimes.com will work, but site: nytimes.com won’t.
Search social media: Put @ in front of a word to search social media. For example: @twitter.
Search for a price: Put $ in front of a number. For example: camera $400.
Search hashtags: Put # in front of a word. For example: #throwbackthursday
Exclude words from your search: Put - in front of a word you want to leave out. For example, jaguar speed -car
Search for an exact match: Put a word or phrase inside quotes. For example, "tallest building".
Search for wildcards or unknown words: Put a * in your word or phrase where you want to leave a placeholder. For example, "largest * in the world".
Search within a range of numbers: Put .. between two numbers. For example, camera $50..$100.
Combine searches: Put "OR" between each search query. For example, marathon OR race.
Search for a specific site: Put "site:" in front of a site or domain. For example, site:youtube.com or site:.gov.
Search for related sites: Put "related:" in front of a web address you already know. For example, related:time.com.
Get details about a site: Put "info:" in front of the site address.
See Google’s cached version of a site: Put "cache:" in front of the site address.
"How to refine web searches." Refine web searches, Google Search Help, 2021.
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