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Google Search Operators Cheat Sheet

I. Basic Search Operators

Operator	Description	Example
`"`	Exact match for a phrase.	`"nikola tesla"`
`OR`	Logical OR operator (case-sensitive).	`tesla OR edison`
`\|`	Equivalent to OR, useful if Caps Lock is broken.	`tesla \| edison`
`()`	Group operators to control execution order.	`(tesla OR edison) alternating current`
`-`	Exclude a term from results.	`tesla -motors`
`*`	Wild-card matching any word.	`tesla "rock * roll"`
`#..#`	Match a range of numbers.	`tesla announcement 2015..2017`
`$`	Search prices with the dollar sign.	`tesla deposit $1000`
`€`	Search prices with the Euro sign.	`€9,99 lunch deals`
`in`	Convert between two units.	`250 kph in mph`

II. Advanced Search Operators

Operator	Description	Example
`intitle:`	Search only in the page's title.	`intitle:"tesla vs edison"`
`allintitle:`	Search for all terms in the page title.	`allintitle: tesla vs edison`
`inurl:`	Search for a word or phrase in the URL.	`tesla announcements inurl:2016`
`allinurl:`	Search for all terms in the URL.	`allinurl: amazon field-keywords nikon`
`intext:`	Search for a word or phrase in the body text.	`intext:"orbi vs eero vs google wifi"`
`allintext:`	Search for all terms in the body text.	`allintext: orbi eero google wifi`
`filetype:`	Match only a specific file type.	`"tesla announcements" filetype:pdf`
`related:`	Return sites related to a target domain.	`related:nytimes.com`
`AROUND(X)`	Find results with terms within (X) words of each other.	`tesla AROUND(3) edison`

III. Unreliable/Deprecated Operators

Operator	Description	Example
`~`	Include synonyms (currently unreliable).	`~cars`
`+`	Force exact-match on a single phrase (deprecated).	`+cars`
`daterange:`	Return results in a specified Julian date range (inconsistent).	`tesla announcements daterange:2457663-2457754`
`link:`	Find pages that link to a target domain (deprecated).	`link:nytimes.com`
`inanchor:`	Find pages linked with the specified anchor text (narrow results).	`inanchor:"tesla announcements"`
`allinanchor:`	Find pages with all terms in the inbound anchor text.	`allinanchor: tesla announcements`

Note: The reliability of the "Unreliable" operators can vary, and their use is generally discouraged for precise searches.