Google Search Operators

Search operator	What it does	Example
“ ”	Search for results that mention a word or phrase.	“steve jobs”
OR	Search for results related to X or Y.	jobs OR gates
\|	Same as OR:	jobs \| gates
AND	Search for results related to X and Y.	jobs AND gates
-	Search for results that don’t mention a word or phrase.	jobs -apple
*	Wildcard matching any word or phrase.	steve * apple
( )	Group multiple searches.	(ipad OR iphone) apple
define:	Search for the definition of a word or phrase.	define:entrepreneur
cache:	Find the most recent cache of a webpage.	cache:apple.com
filetype:	Search for particular types of files (e.g., PDF).	apple filetype:pdf
ext:	Same as filetype:	apple ext:pdf
site:	Search for results from a particular website.	site:apple.com
related:	Search for sites related to a given domain.	related:apple.com
intitle:	Search for pages with a particular word in the title tag.	intitle:apple
allintitle:	Search for pages with multiple words in the title tag.	allintitle:apple iphone
inurl:	Search for pages with a particular word in the URL.	inurl:apple
allinurl:	Search for pages with multiple words in the URL.	allinurl:apple iphone
intext:	Search for pages with a particular word in their content.	intext:apple iphone
allintext:	Search for pages with multiple words in their content.	allintext:apple iphone
weather:	Search for the weather in a location.	weather:san francisco
stocks:	Search for stock information for a ticker.	stocks:aapl
map:	Force Google to show map results.	map:silicon valley
movie:	Search for information about a movie.	movie:steve jobs
in	Convert one unit to another.	$329 in GBP
source:	Search for results from a particular source in Google News.	apple source:the_verge
before:	Search for results from before a particular date.	apple before:2007-06-29
after:	Search for results from after a particular date.	apple after:2007-06-29

Search operator	What it does	Example
“ ”	Search for results that mention a word or phrase.	“steve jobs”
OR	Search for results related to X or Y.	jobs OR gates
		Same as OR:
AND	Search for results related to X and Y.	jobs AND gates
-	Search for results that don’t mention a word or phrase.	jobs -apple
*	Wildcard matching any word or phrase.	steve * apple
( )	Group multiple searches.	(ipad OR iphone) apple
define:	Search for the definition of a word or phrase.	define:entrepreneur
cache:	Find the most recent cache of a webpage.	cache:apple.com
filetype:	Search for particular types of files (e.g., PDF).	apple filetype:pdf
ext:	Same as filetype:	apple ext:pdf
site:	Search for results from a particular website.	site:apple.com
related:	Search for sites related to a given domain.	related:apple.com
intitle:	Search for pages with a particular word in the title tag.	intitle:apple
allintitle:	Search for pages with multiple words in the title tag.	allintitle:apple iphone
inurl:	Search for pages with a particular word in the URL.	inurl:apple
allinurl:	Search for pages with multiple words in the URL.	allinurl:apple iphone
intext:	Search for pages with a particular word in their content.	intext:apple iphone
allintext:	Search for pages with multiple words in their content.	allintext:apple iphone
weather:	Search for the weather in a location.	weather:san francisco
stocks:	Search for stock information for a ticker.	stocks:aapl
map:	Force Google to show map results.	map:silicon valley
movie:	Search for information about a movie.	movie:steve jobs
in	Convert one unit to another.	$329 in GBP
source:	Search for results from a particular source in Google News.	apple source:the_verge
before:	Search for results from before a particular date.	apple before:2007-06-29
after:	Search for results from after a particular date.	apple after:2007-06-29

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	<th>Search operator</th>
	<th>What it does</th>
	<th>Example</th>
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	<th> </th>
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	</thead>
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	<td>“ ”</td>
	<td>Search for results that mention a word or phrase.</td>
	<td>“steve jobs”</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
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	<td>OR</td>
	<td>Search for results related to X or Y.</td>
	<td>jobs OR gates</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	<td>Same as OR:</td>
	<td>jobs</td>
	<td>gates</td>
	</tr>
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	<td>AND</td>
	<td>Search for results related to X and Y.</td>
	<td>jobs AND gates</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>-</td>
	<td>Search for results that don’t mention a word or phrase.</td>
	<td>jobs -apple</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>*</td>
	<td>Wildcard matching any word or phrase.</td>
	<td>steve * apple</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
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	<td>( )</td>
	<td>Group multiple searches.</td>
	<td>(ipad OR iphone) apple</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>define:</td>
	<td>Search for the definition of a word or phrase.</td>
	<td>define:entrepreneur</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
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	<td>cache:</td>
	<td>Find the most recent cache of a webpage.</td>
	<td>cache:apple.com</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
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	<td>filetype:</td>
	<td>Search for particular types of files (e.g., PDF).</td>
	<td>apple filetype:pdf</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>ext:</td>
	<td>Same as filetype:</td>
	<td>apple ext:pdf</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
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	<td>site:</td>
	<td>Search for results from a particular website.</td>
	<td>site:apple.com</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>related:</td>
	<td>Search for sites related to a given domain.</td>
	<td>related:apple.com</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>intitle:</td>
	<td>Search for pages with a particular word in the title tag.</td>
	<td>intitle:apple</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>allintitle:</td>
	<td>Search for pages with multiple words in the title tag.</td>
	<td>allintitle:apple iphone</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>inurl:</td>
	<td>Search for pages with a particular word in the URL.</td>
	<td>inurl:apple</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>allinurl:</td>
	<td>Search for pages with multiple words in the URL.</td>
	<td>allinurl:apple iphone</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>intext:</td>
	<td>Search for pages with a particular word in their content.</td>
	<td>intext:apple iphone</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>allintext:</td>
	<td>Search for pages with multiple words in their content.</td>
	<td>allintext:apple iphone</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>weather:</td>
	<td>Search for the weather in a location.</td>
	<td>weather:san francisco</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>stocks:</td>
	<td>Search for stock information for a ticker.</td>
	<td>stocks:aapl</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>map:</td>
	<td>Force Google to show map results.</td>
	<td>map:silicon valley</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>movie:</td>
	<td>Search for information about a movie.</td>
	<td>movie:steve jobs</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>in</td>
	<td>Convert one unit to another.</td>
	<td>$329 in GBP</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>source:</td>
	<td>Search for results from a particular source in Google News.</td>
	<td>apple source:the_verge</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>before:</td>
	<td>Search for results from before a particular date.</td>
	<td>apple before:2007-06-29</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>after:</td>
	<td>Search for results from after a particular date.</td>
	<td>apple after:2007-06-29</td>
	<td> </td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
	</tbody>
	</table>