Boolean Operators / Search Operators

Minus sign used in search query ex. jaguar speed -car

Used in a Google search to exclude a term in a search query

NOT

Used in boolean search; results include the first term and exclude the second term

.. used in Google Search

put in between 2 numbers to search for a range including those numbers

$ used in Google Search

put in front of a number to search for a price

AND

Boolean operator used to narrow your search; results must include both terms; gives fewer search results

site:

Put before a domain name or site to limit search to a specific domain or site

related:

Put before the name of a URL that you know to find related sites

cache:

Put in front of the URL to see Google's cached version of a site

@ symbol used in Google Search

Searches social media

Asterick used in search query ex. "largest * in the world"

Used in search as a wildcard character or to search for unknown words in a phrase

OR

Used in search to expand your search; results include either or both term; gives more search results

Quotation marks around search query ex. "tallest building"

Used to search for an exact match of the search query

Search Operator

characters or a string of characters used in a search engine query to help narrow a search

# used in Google search

put in front of a word to search for a hashtag

Boolean Operator

terms such as AND, OR, NOT that help to refine your search