DuckDuckGo Search Syntax
DuckDuckGo supports search syntax you can use to fine-tune your queries.
Search operators:
| Example | Result |
|---|---|
cats dogs |
Results about cats or dogs |
"cats and dogs" |
Results for exact term "cats and dogs" |
cats -dogs |
Fewer dogs in results |
cats +dogs |
More dogs in results |
cats filetype:pdf |
PDFs about cats. Supported file types: pdf, doc(x), xls(x), ppt(x) |
dogs site:example.com |
Pages about dogs from example.com |
cats -site:example.com |
Pages about cats, excluding example.com |
intitle:dogs |
Page title includes the word "dogs" |
inurl:cats |
Page url includes the word "cats" |
Search directly on other sites:
- Use
\to go to directly to the first search result. For example,\futurama - Use
!to search other sites' search engines directly. For example,!a blink182searches Amazon.com for blink182. There are thousands of sites covered!
Instant Answers:
- Add
newsto your searches to generate Instant Answer news results. For example,LeBron James news - Add
mapto your search to generate Instant Answer map results. For example,Philadelphia map - Find out more about Instant Answers!
Safe search:
- Add
!safeonor!safeoffto the end of your search to turn on and off safe search for that search.