/google-operators

A cheat sheet with Google Search operators

Google Search Operators Cheat Sheet

Basic Operators

  • site: - Limits results to a specific website or domain
  • filetype: - Limits results to a specific file type (e.g. PDF, DOC, PPT)
  • inurl: - Limits results to pages containing a specific word in the URL
  • intitle: - Limits results to pages containing a specific word in the title
  • intext: - Limits results to pages containing a specific word in the body text
  • related: - Shows pages related to a specific website
  • link: - Shows pages linking to a specific website or page
  • define: - Shows the definition of a specific word or phrase
  • cache: - Shows the cached version of a page

Advanced Operators

  • info: - Shows information about a specific website or page
  • strict: - Returns results that match the exact query, without any additional synonyms or related terms
  • movie: - Returns information about movies
  • stocks: - Returns information about stocks and financial markets
  • weather: - Returns information about the weather in a specific location
  • intitle: - Returns pages that have the word in the title of the page
  • allintitle: - Returns pages that have all the query terms in the title
  • inanchor: - Returns pages that have the word in the anchor text pointing to the page
  • allinanchor: - Returns pages that have all the query terms in the anchor text pointing to the page

Boolean Operators

  • OR - Returns results that match either of the words
  • AND - Returns results that match both of the words
  • NOT or - - Excludes results that match the word following the operator
  • " " - Returns results that match the exact phrase within the quotes

Example Queries

  • intitle:"best restaurants" site:nytimes.com - Returns pages containing the exact phrase "best restaurants" in the title, limited to the nytimes.com domain.
  • "best pizza" -delivery - Returns pages containing the exact phrase "best pizza", excluding results that contain the word "delivery".

Google Search Help Center: Search Operators & Advanced Search Techniques