DuckDuckGo supports search syntax you can use to fine-tune your queries.
| 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" |
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