| Serial Number | Syntax | Syntax Explanation | Example | Example Explanation |
| 1 | + | Same as AND, search for results containing multiple keywords | Search + engine | Search for pages containing both 【search】 and 【engine】 |
| 2 | OR | Or | Search OR engine | Search for pages containing either 【search】 or 【engine】 |
| 3 | - | Minus sign, pages that do not contain the word after the minus | Search engine -Baidu | Search for pages about 【search engine】 that do not include 【Baidu】 |
| 4 | “” | Double quotes, exact match | “search engine” | Exact match for the keyword 【search engine】 |
| 5 | * | Asterisk, wildcard, fuzzy search, asterisk replaces a certain character | Search *engine | The asterisk can represent any character |
| 6 | @ | Add @ before words used to search social media | trump @twitter | Search for trump's twitter |
| 7 | $ | Add $ before a number to search for a specific price | camera $400 | Search for a camera priced at $400 |
| 8 | # | Search for # tags | #throwbackthursday | Search for the tag throwbackthursday |
| 9 | .. | Two dots, add .. between two numbers to search within a range | camera 500..500..1000 | Search for cameras priced between 500 and 1000 |
| 10 | filetype | Search for resources of a specific file type | C++ filetype:pdf | Search for C++ web resources of type pdf |
| 11 | site | Search within a specified site | C++ site:https://www.zhihu.com | Search for C++ related pages on Zhihu |
| 12 | cache | View the Google cached version of a website, which will directly display the cached page | cache:weibo.com | View the Google snapshot of Weibo |
| 13 | info | Add info: before a URL to get website details | info:github.com | Search for details about the GitHub website |
| 14 | related | Search for pages related to a certain website | related:sina.com | Other websites with similar structure and content to Sina |
| 15 | link | Return all pages linking to a certain URL | link:www.csdn.net | Search for all pages containing links to 【www.csdn.net】 |
| 16 | inurl | Search for pages where the query term appears in the URL | inurl:search engine | Search for pages with 【search engine】 in the URL |
| 17 | intitle | Search for pages where the query term appears in the page title, supports both Chinese and English | intitle:search engine | Search for pages with 【search engine】 in the title |
| 18 | intext | Search for pages where the query term appears in the body text, supports both Chinese and English | SEO intext:search engine | Search for 【SEO】 in pages that contain 【search engine】 in the body |
| 19 | inanchor | Search for pages where the anchor text (the text displayed for the link) contains the search term | inanchor:frontend | Search for pages where the anchor text contains 【frontend】 |
| 20 | allinurl | That is all+inurl, pages where the URL contains multiple keywords | allinurl:SEO search engine optimization | Equivalent to: inurl:SEO inurl:search engine optimization |
| 21 | allintitle | That is all+intitle, pages where the title contains multiple keywords | allintitle:SEO search engine optimization | Equivalent to: intitle:SEO intitle:search engine optimization |
| 22 | allintext | That is all+inanchor, pages where the body contains multiple keywords | allintext:SEO search engine optimization | Equivalent to: intext:SEO intext:search engine optimization |
| 23 | allinanchor | That is all+inanchor, pages where the anchor text contains multiple keywords | allinanchor:SEO search engine optimization | Equivalent to: inanchor:SEO inanchor:search engine optimization |
| 24 | weather | weather/time/sunrise/sundown + city name, returns the weather/time/sunrise time/sunset time for the city | weather:beijing | Display the weather in Beijing |
| 25 | music | Or use songs, artist name + music/songs | Jay Chou music | Return all songs by Jay Chou |
Advanced Search
If you don't want to use search keywords, you can also use Google's advanced search feature. Here, you don't have to struggle to remember the usage of various keywords; just enter keywords or phrases in the corresponding fields to further narrow down the search by language, region, last updated time, domain, word position, whether it contains adult content, file type, and usage rights.
Google Search Easter Eggs
Google Search is not only practical and powerful, but it also hides many interesting little Easter eggs waiting for you to discover. Typing "do a barrel roll" will make the entire page rotate 360 degrees; searching for "Askew" will tilt the screen; "Blink HTML" will make the words "HTML" and "blink" flash on the search page. There are more surprises like "Google logo history," "meteor shower," "cat," "dog," "pig," "bear," "Newton," "BTS," etc., just waiting for you to explore!
The joy of life often lies in the ordinary. Appreciating these little surprises created by the Google team not only adds fun to dull searches but also gives you a new understanding and experience of this thoughtful tool. Next time you use Google Search, try entering some interesting keywords; you might unlock unexpected experiences.