Google Advanced Search Operators

1. Basic Operators

• site: – Search within a specific website or domain.
  Example: site:example.com "search term"

• inurl: – Search for pages with a specific word in the URL.
  Example: inurl:python "tutorial"

• intitle: – Search for pages with a specific word in the title.
  Example: intitle:machine learning

• intext: – Search for pages containing a specific word in the text body.
  Example: intext:cloud computing

• inanchor: – Search for pages with specific text in the anchor text (hyperlinks).
  Example: inanchor:"best books"

2. Excluding Terms

• - – Exclude a word from the search.
  Example: python tutorial -flask

• -site: – Exclude results from a specific site.
  Example: python tutorial -site:wikipedia.org

• OR – Search for either one term or another (must be in uppercase).
  Example: python OR java tutorial

3. Exact Phrases

• "" – Search for an exact phrase.
  Example: "artificial intelligence in healthcare"

4. Wildcard Search

• * – Acts as a wildcard for any word or phrase.
  Example: "best * in tech"

5. Date Range

• .. – Search for results within a specific date range.
  Example: machine learning 2019..2023

6. File Types

• filetype: – Search for specific file types.
  Example: filetype:pdf "data science"

7. Related Sites

• related: – Find sites related to a specific URL.
  Example: related:youtube.com

8. Cache

• cache: – View the cached version of a specific page.
  Example: cache:example.com

9. Link Search

• link: – Find pages that link to a specific URL.
  Example: link:example.com

10. Search within Titles or URL

• allintitle: – Search for pages with multiple words in the title.
  Example: allintitle: "python tutorial beginner"

• allinurl: – Search for multiple words in the URL.
  Example: allinurl: "cloud computing beginner"

11. Number Ranges

• .. – Search for numbers within a range (e.g., prices, years).
  Example: laptop $300..$800

12. Advanced Syntax

• define: – Find the definition of a word.
  Example: define:AI

13. Group Search

• () – Use parentheses to group terms or conditions for more complex searches.
  Example: (python OR java) tutorial