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Google Search Operators List – Boolean Search Guide
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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 |