Google Search Operator Builder
Craft advanced search queries with easeEssential Operators
The most useful operators
site:
Site Search
Restricts your search to a specific website or domain.
site:wikipedia.org quantum physics
Use .edu for educational sites or .gov for government sites
" "
Exact Match
Finds pages with your exact phrase, in that exact order.
"to be or not to be"
Great for finding specific quotes or phrases
-
Exclude Terms
Removes results containing specific terms.
recipe -pineapple
Use multiple times to exclude multiple terms
OR
OR Search
Finds pages with either term.
cats OR dogs
Can be used multiple times: cats OR dogs OR rabbits
filetype:
File Type Search
Finds specific file formats.
filetype:pdf research papers
Common types: pdf, doc, xls, ppt, txt
intitle:
Title Search
Finds pages with term in their title.
intitle:review smartphones
More specific than regular keyword search
inurl:
URL Search
Finds pages with term in their URL.
inurl:blog cooking
Great for finding specific sections of websites
intext:
Text Search
Finds pages with term in their main body text.
intext:climate change research
More precise than regular keyword search
before:
Date Filter (Before)
Finds pages published before a specific date.
before:2020-01-01
Use YYYY-MM-DD format
after:
Date Filter (After)
Finds pages published after a specific date.
after:2020-01-01
Use YYYY-MM-DD format
Special Operators
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define:
Definition Search
Finds definitions of terms.
define:serendipity
Also shows related terms and etymology
cache:
Cached Version
Shows Google's cached version of a page.
cache:website.com
Useful when a site is down or changed
allintitle:
All In Title
Finds pages where all terms appear in the title.
allintitle: best restaurants chicago
More restrictive than intitle: - all terms must be in title
allinurl:
All In URL
Finds pages where all terms appear in the URL.
allinurl: tech blog reviews
More restrictive than inurl: - all terms must be in URL
allintext:
All In Text
Finds pages where all terms appear in the main text.
allintext: healthy recipes vegan
More restrictive than intext: - all terms must be in text
weather:
Weather Search
Shows current weather for a location.
weather:boston
Works with cities and zip codes
stocks:
Stock Info
Shows stock information for a symbol.
stocks:AAPL
Works with most major stock symbols
map:
Map Search
Shows map for a location.
map:london
Works with addresses and landmarks
movie:
Movie Search
Shows movie information and showtimes.
movie:inception
Works for current and upcoming movies
source:
News Source
Finds articles from specific news sources.
source:bbc technology
Works with major news outlets
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Search Operator Reference Guide
Essential Operators
| Operator | Purpose | Example |
|---|---|---|
| site: | Restricts results to a specific website or domain | site:wikipedia.org quantum physics |
| " " | Finds exact phrase matches | "to be or not to be" |
| - | Excludes results containing specific terms | vacation -hawaii |
| OR | Finds results containing either term (can also use |) | cats OR dogs |
| filetype: | Restricts results to specific file types | filetype:pdf research papers |
Advanced Operators
| intitle: | Finds pages with term in their title | intitle:review iphone |
| inurl: | Finds pages with term in their URL | inurl:blog cooking |
| intext: | Finds pages with term in their main text | intext:climate change research |
| before: | Finds pages published before a specific date | before:2020-01-01 |
| after: | Finds pages published after a specific date | after:2020-01-01 |
Specialist Operators (Special Ops Sounds Cooler)
| define: | Finds definitions of terms | define:serendipity |
| related: | Finds similar websites | related:nytimes.com |
| cache: | Shows Google's cached version of a page | cache:website.com |
| allintitle: | Finds pages with all terms in their title | allintitle: best restaurants chicago |
| allinurl: | Finds pages with all terms in their URL | allinurl: tech blog reviews |
| allintext: | Finds pages with all terms in their text | allintext: healthy recipes vegan |
| weather: | Shows weather for a location | weather:boston |
| stocks: | Shows stock information | stocks:AAPL |
| map: | Shows map for a location | map:london |
| movie: | Shows movie information and showtimes | movie:inception |
| source: | Finds articles from specific news sources | source:bbc technology |