How to Google Like a Pro

Search for a specific site

• Put "site:" in front of a site or domain.
• Example: site:dev.to React Native Custom Hooks
• Hint: Don’t put spaces between the symbol or word and your search term. A search for site:dev.to will work, but site: dev.to won’t.

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Fill missing words or phrases

• Use Asterisk * to fill missing words or phrases.
• Example: How to * in React Native

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Exclude words from your search

• Put - in front of a word you want to leave out.
• Example: React Native -navigation

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Search for an exact match

• Put a word or phrase inside quotes.
• Example: "React Native Navigation"

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Search within a range of numbers

• Put .. between two numbers.
• Example: Javascript 2017..2022

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Combine searches

• Put "OR" between each search query.
• Exmaple: Javascript OR Typescript

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Important: Not all search operators return exhaustive results.

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Comments

[TechMan09]

How about AND?

[JoelBonetR 🥇]

What about XOR?

[Anas Nabil]

Thank you for this note, Sure will be added 🌻

[Anas Nabil]

Well, i didn't menthion AND Operator, as it doesn’t make much difference, because Google uses "AND" by default.

[Andrew Baisden]

Knowing how to google should be an official skill that companies look for. Honestly, it can save you hours if you know where to search and the best way to do it 😂

[Anas Nabil]

Totally agreed

[FJones]

I'd recommend linking to the - rather comprehensive - Google article describing all of the search syntax features.

(Also, your range example uses ellipsis rather than double-dot.)

[KhaledBasiony]

Thanks for the great list! 😄

Would love to see a similar one for Duckduckgo!

[Yongchang He]

Thank you for sharing!

[Anas Nabil]

You're welcome!

[Bob]

intitle:"weather Rome" - Outputs pages containing the specified word in the title

[Kingsley]

Very concise. You simplified it. Thank you

[Mfon.]

I need more of this! It is concise