“search term”
Force an exact‐match search. Use this to refine results for ambiguous searches, or to exclude synonyms when searching for single words.
Example: “steve jobs”
OR
Search for X or Y. This will return results related to X or Y, or both. Note: The pipe (|) operator can also be used in place of “OR.”
Examples: jobs OR gates / jobs | gates
AND
Search for X and Y. This will return only results related to both X and Y. Note: It doesn’t really make much difference for regular searches, as Google defaults to “AND” anyway. But it’s very useful when paired with other operators.
Example: jobs AND gates
-
Exclude a term or phrase. In our example, any pages returned will be related to jobs but not Apple (the company).
Example: jobs -apple
*
Acts as a wildcard and will match any word or phrase.
Example: steve * apple
( )
Group multiple terms or search operators to control how the search is executed.
Example: (ipad OR iphone) apple
$
Search for prices. Also works for Euro (€), but not GBP (£)