Advanced Search Operators.
Do you want to learn to Google better? Then you want to learn about Advanced Operators and Special Characters.
Advanced Operators
Examples:
site:cia.gov “top secret”
(search within a specific website)
filetype:pdf "cannabis licence" site:gov.bc.ca
(search a specific file type from a website)
Inurl:resume “john smith”
(search within the URL of websites)
Intext:resume “john smith”
(search within the text websites)
Special Characters
Examples:
“Quotations” i.e “cyber criminals”
(search exactly for the words in quotations)
- Dashes i.e. bill gates –microsoft
(Use the - to exclude a seach term)
OR i.e. jane OR john smith
(either or both search terms)
Find more operators here: https://ahrefs.com/blog/google-advanced-search-operators
- Advanced operators are a way to refine searches and reveal information hidden on public websites.
- Operators are followed by a colon (no space before or after the colon).
- You can use several operators at the same time.
Examples:
site:cia.gov “top secret”
(search within a specific website)
filetype:pdf "cannabis licence" site:gov.bc.ca
(search a specific file type from a website)
Inurl:resume “john smith”
(search within the URL of websites)
Intext:resume “john smith”
(search within the text websites)
Special Characters
Examples:
“Quotations” i.e “cyber criminals”
(search exactly for the words in quotations)
- Dashes i.e. bill gates –microsoft
(Use the - to exclude a seach term)
OR i.e. jane OR john smith
(either or both search terms)
Find more operators here: https://ahrefs.com/blog/google-advanced-search-operators