For general web search, use [[DuckDuckGo]] instead. Google search is increasingly poor, and is suffering from [[Enshittification]]. But, there are a few ways to make it slightly more useful. Below table copied from: https://ahrefs.com/blog/google-advanced-search-operators/ These are not always reliable, as google has introduced AI functionality to the top of the default search, these commands are generally taken as suggestions rather than rules. | Search operator | What it does | Example | | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | `“ ”` | Search for results that mention a word or phrase. | [“steve jobs”](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22steve+jobs%22) | | `OR` | Search for results related to X or Y. | [jobs OR gates](https://www.google.com/search?&q=jobs+OR+gates) | | `\|` | Same as `OR:` | [jobs \| gates](https://www.google.com/search?q=jobs%7Cgates) | | `AND` | Search for results related to X and Y. | [jobs AND gates](https://www.google.com/search?&q=jobs+AND+gates) | | `-` | Search for results that don’t mention a word or phrase. | [jobs -apple](https://www.google.com/search?q=jobs+-apple) | | `*` | Wildcard matching any word or phrase. | [steve * apple](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22steve+*+apple%22) | | `( )` | Group multiple searches. | [(ipad OR iphone) apple](https://www.google.com/search?q=%28ipad+OR+iphone%29+apple) | | `define:` | Search for the definition of a word or phrase. | [define:entrepreneur](https://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Aentrepreneur) | | `cache:` | Find the most recent cache of a webpage. | [cache:apple.com](https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Aapple.com) | | `filetype:` | Search for particular types of files (e.g., PDF). | [apple filetype:pdf](https://www.google.com/search?q=apple+filetype%3Apdf) | | `ext:` | Same as `filetype:` | [apple ext:pdf](https://www.google.com/search?q=apple+ext%3Apdf) | | `site:` | Search for results from a particular website. | [site:apple.com](https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Aapple.com) | | `related:` | Search for sites related to a given domain. | [related:apple.com](https://www.google.com/search?q=related%3Aapple.com) | | `intitle:` | Search for pages with a particular word in the title tag. | [intitle:apple](https://www.google.com/search?q=intitle%3Aapple) | | `allintitle:` | Search for pages with multiple words in the title tag. | [allintitle:apple iphone](https://www.google.com/search?q=allintitle%3Aapple+iphone) | | `inurl:` | Search for pages with a particular word in the URL. | [inurl:apple](https://www.google.com/search?q=inurl%3Aapple) | | `allinurl:` | Search for pages with multiple words in the URL. | [allinurl:apple iphone](https://www.google.com/search?q=allinurl%3Aapple+iphone) | | `intext:` | Search for pages with a particular word in their content. | [intext:apple iphone](https://www.google.com/search?q=intext%3Aapple) | | `allintext:` | Search for pages with multiple words in their content. | [allintext:apple iphone](https://www.google.com/search?q=allintext%3Aapple+iphone) | | `weather:` | Search for the weather in a location. | [weather:san francisco](https://www.google.com/search?q=weather%3Asan+francisco) | | `stocks:` | Search for stock information for a ticker. | [stocks:aapl](https://www.google.com/search?q=stocks%3Aaapl) | | `map:` | Force Google to show map results. | [map:silicon valley](https://www.google.com/search?q=map%3Asilicon+valley) | | `movie:` | Search for information about a movie. | [movie:steve jobs](https://www.google.com/search?q=movie%3Asteve+jobs) | | `in` | Convert one unit to another. | [$329 in GBP](https://www.google.com/search?q=$329+in+GBP) | | `source:` | Search for results from a particular source in Google News. | [apple source:the_verge](https://www.google.com/search?q=apple+source%3Athe_verge&tbm=nws) | | `before:` | Search for results from before a particular date. | [apple before:2007-06-29](https://www.google.com/search?q=apple+before%3A2007-06-29) | | `after:` | Search for results from after a particular date. | [apple after:2007-06-29](https://www.google.com/search?q=apple+after%3A2007-06-29) |