Search by individual words and phrases
By default, Yandex searches for all forms of the word specified in the query. The exception is when the following operators are used: ! and ".
You can refine your query using operators.
Search for a word in the specified form
You can use multiple ! operators in one query.
| Operator | Syntax | Query example |
! | | You'll find documents with the words “!Curiouser !and !curiouser” in the specified form. |
| Operator | Syntax | Query example |
! | | You'll find documents with the words “!Curiouser !and !curiouser” in the specified form. |
Search for documents with a specific word
You can use multiple + operators in one query.
| Operator | Syntax | Query example |
+ | | You'll find documents that definitely contain the word “flamingo” and may contain the word “croquet”. Please note that Yandex doesn't guarantee that all documents matching the query appear in the search results. |
| Operator | Syntax | Query example |
+ | | You'll find documents that definitely contain the word “flamingo” and may contain the word “croquet”. Please note that Yandex doesn't guarantee that all documents matching the query appear in the search results. |
Search by quotation
Search for documents containing query words in the specified sequence and form.
| Operator | Syntax | Query example |
" | | You'll find documents containing this quotation. |
| Operator | Syntax | Query example |
" | | You'll find documents containing this quotation. |
Search by quotation with a missing word
One * operator matches a single missing word.
" operator.| Operator | Syntax | Query example |
* | The operator is separated by spaces. | ["this watch is exactly * days slow"] You'll find documents containing this quotation, including the missing word. |
| Operator | Syntax | Query example |
* | The operator is separated by spaces. | ["this watch is exactly * days slow"] You'll find documents containing this quotation, including the missing word. |
Search for documents with any word from the query
You can use multiple | operators in one query.
| Operator | Syntax | Query example |
| | The operator is separated by spaces. | [Cheshire cat | hatter | march hare] You'll find documents containing at least one of the query words: “Cheshire cat”, “hatter”, or “march hare”. |
| Operator | Syntax | Query example |
| | The operator is separated by spaces. | [Cheshire cat | hatter | march hare] You'll find documents containing at least one of the query words: “Cheshire cat”, “hatter”, or “march hare”. |
Search for documents that don't have a specific word
Only the word preceded by the operator is excluded. The excluded word should be placed at the end of the search query.
You can use multiple - operators in one query.
If you try to place a - operator before a number, this will be considered a search query for a negative number. For the operator to work, put the word starting with a number in quotation marks.
| Operator | Syntax | Query example |
- | | [Twinkle twinkle little -star] You'll find documents containing the words “Twinkle twinkle little”, but not “star”. You'll find documents containing the words “fantastic beasts”, but not “3D”. |
| Operator | Syntax | Query example |
- | | [Twinkle twinkle little -star] You'll find documents containing the words “Twinkle twinkle little”, but not “star”. You'll find documents containing the words “fantastic beasts”, but not “3D”. |
