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Google Search Operators List – Boolean Search Guide

10/11/2024 by Webmaster

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Perform Custom BOOLEAN Search using Advanced Operators

Boolean search enhances precision and efficiency by using operators like AND, OR, and NOT to filter results. This method refines searches, saves time, and targets specific information, making it ideal for research, recruitment, and digital marketing strategies

Basic Operators

#	Operator	Description
1	`" "`	Allows searching for a specific phrase - exact match search. Individual word prevents synonyms
2	`OR`	Boolean search function for OR searches as Google defaults to AND between words - must be all caps
3	`\|`	Implements OR
4	`()`	Allows grouping of operators and helps dictate order
5	`-`	Excludes a word from results
6	`*`	Acts as a wildcard and will match any word or phrase
7	`#..#`	# represents a number in this instance. Use to find numbers in a series.
8	`$`	Allows for search of USD
9	`€`	Allows for search of Euro
10	`in`	Allows searches for unit conversion (currency, unit or measure)
11	`~`	Prefix - Include synonyms (potentially defunct)
12	`+`	Prefix - Force exact match on single phrase

Advanced Operators

#	Operator	Description
11	`site:`	Limit results to a specific site
12	`filetype:`	Search for specific file types
13	`ext:`	Same as filetype:
14	`intitle:`	Find pages with specific words in the title
15	`allintitle:`	Find pages with all specified words in the title
16	`inurl:`	Find pages with specific words in the URL
17	`allinurl:`	Find pages with all specified words in the URL
18	`intext:`	Find pages with specific words in their content
19	`allintext:`	Find pages with all specified words in their content
20	`AROUND(X)`	Find pages where two words are within X words of each other
21	`weather:`	Get weather information for a location
22	`stocks:`	Get stock information for a specific ticker symbol
23	`map:`	Force Google map results for a query
24	`movie:`	Find information about a specific movie
25	`source:`	Find news from a specific source
26	`define:`	Get the definition of a word or phrase
27	`cache:`	View Google's cached version of a page
28	`related:`	Find sites related to a given domain
29	`info:`	Get information about a webpage
30	`location:`	Find results from a specific location
31	`inposttitle:`	Find pages with keywords in their post titles
32	`blogurl:`	Find blog URLs under a specific domain

Mail Operators

#	Operator	Description
33	`from:`	Specify the sender in Google Mail
34	`to:`	Specify the recipient in Google Mail
35	`cc:`	Search by a recipient that was copied into an email
36	`bcc:`	Search by a recipient that was blind copied into an email
37	`subject:`	Search by keywords in the subject line
38	`label:`	Search for messages with a certain label
39	`has:attachment`	Search for messages with attachments
40	`has:drive`	Search for messages with Google Drive attachments
41	`has:document`	Search for messages with Google Docs attachments
42	`has:spreadsheet`	Search for messages with Google Sheets attachments
43	`has:presentation`	Search for messages with Google Slides attachments
44	`has:youtube`	Search for messages containing YouTube videos
45	`list:`	Search for messages from a specific mailing list
46	`filename:`	Search for messages with specific file attachments
47	`in:anywhere`	Search in all mail folders, including Spam and Trash
48	`is:important`	Search for messages marked as important
49	`is:snoozed`	Search for snoozed messages
50	`is:unread`	Search for unread messages
51	`is:read`	Search for read messages
52	`older:`	Search for messages older than a specific date
53	`newer:`	Search for messages newer than a specific date
54	`is:chat`	Search for chat messages
55	`deliveredto:`	Search by email address for delivered messages
56	`category:`	Search messages by category (e.g., primary, social)
57	`size:`	Search for messages larger than a specific size
58	`larger:`	Same as size:
59	`smaller:`	Search for messages smaller than a specific size
60	`has:userlabels`	Search for messages with custom user labels
61	`has:nouserlabels`	Search for messages without custom user labels

Drive Operators

#	Operator	Description
62	`type:`	Search Drive by file type
63	`owner:`	Search Drive by owner of file or folder
64	`to:`	Search Drive for files shared with a specific person
65	`title:`	Search Drive for files with specific words in the title
66	`source:domain`	Search for files shared with everyone in your organization
67	`is:trashed`	Search for items in the Drive trash
68	`is:starred`	Search for starred items in Drive

Utility Operators

#	Operator	Description
69	`weather:`	Get weather information for a location
70	`stocks:`	Get stock information for a specific ticker symbol
71	`map:`	Show map for a location
72	`movie:`	Find information about a movie
73	`flight status`	Check flight status
74	`track package`	Track a package
75	`timer`	Set a countdown timer
76	`stopwatch`	Use a stopwatch
77	`flip a coin`	Simulate a coin flip
78	`roll a die`	Simulate rolling a die
79	`calculator`	Use Google's calculator
80	`unit converter`	Convert units of measurement
81	`color picker`	Use Google's color picker tool
82	`translate`	Translate text between languages
83	`time`	Check the time in different locations
84	`tip calculator`	Calculate tips for restaurants
85	`sunrise`	Check sunrise times for a location
86	`has:nouserlabels`	Search for messages that have no custom user labels
87	`has:spreadsheet`	Search for messages with Google Sheets attachments
88	`has:presentation`	Search for messages with Google Slides attachments
89	`{}`	Use for OR in mail instead of the OR function
90	`AROUND`	Similar to the normal Google search function, allows you to search for keywords near each other in Mail

Deprecated or Potentially Unreliable Operators

#	Operator	Description
91	`~`	Include synonyms (potentially defunct)
92	`+`	Force exact match on single words (deprecated)
93	`daterange:`	Return results in a specified range (requires Julian dates)
94	`link:`	Find pages that link to the target domain
95	`blogurl:`	Find blog URLs under a specific domain
96	`loc:`	Returns results for a specific location