Search by individual words and phrases
By default, Yandex searches for all forms of the word specified in the query (differing by gender, case, number, and so on) but ignores the word's cognates belonging to a different part of speech.
You can refine your query using operators.
Search for a word in the specified form
| Operator | Syntax | Query description and example |
|---|---|---|
! | | Finds documents containing the word “mountain” in the specified form: You can use multiple operators in one query. |
| Operator | Syntax | Query description and example |
|---|---|---|
! | | Finds documents containing the word “mountain” in the specified form: You can use multiple operators in one query. |
Search for documents with a specific word
| Operator | Syntax | Query description and example |
|---|---|---|
+ | | Finds documents that definitely contain the words “forest” and “river” and may contain the word “mountain”. You can use multiple operators in one query. |
| Operator | Syntax | Query description and example |
|---|---|---|
+ | | Finds documents that definitely contain the words “forest” and “river” and may contain the word “mountain”. You can use multiple operators in one query. |
Yandex doesn't guarantee that search results will include every document matching the query.
Search by quotation
Search for documents containing query words in the specified sequence and form.
| Operator | Syntax | Query description and example |
|---|---|---|
" | | Finds documents containing this quotation: |
| Operator | Syntax | Query description and example |
|---|---|---|
" | | Finds documents containing this quotation: |
Search by quotation with a missing word
Used only as part of the " operator.
| Operator | Syntax | Query description and example |
|---|---|---|
* | The operator is separated by spaces. | Finds documents containing this quotation, including the missing words: One operator matches a single missing word. |
| Operator | Syntax | Query description and example |
|---|---|---|
* | The operator is separated by spaces. | Finds documents containing this quotation, including the missing words: One operator matches a single missing word. |
Search for documents with any word from the query
| Operator | Syntax | Query description and example |
|---|---|---|
| | The operator is separated by spaces. | Finds documents containing at least one of the following words: “mountain”, “river”, or “forest”: You can use multiple operators in one query. |
| Operator | Syntax | Query description and example |
|---|---|---|
| | The operator is separated by spaces. | Finds documents containing at least one of the following words: “mountain”, “river”, or “forest”: You can use multiple operators in one query. |
Search for documents that don't have a specific word
| Operator | Syntax | Query description and example |
|---|---|---|
- | | Only the word preceded by the operator is excluded. The excluded word should be placed at the end of the search query. Finds documents containing the words “climb” and “mountain”, but not “Elbrus”: You can use multiple operators in one query. |
| Operator | Syntax | Query description and example |
|---|---|---|
- | | Only the word preceded by the operator is excluded. The excluded word should be placed at the end of the search query. Finds documents containing the words “climb” and “mountain”, but not “Elbrus”: You can use multiple operators in one query. |
If you place this operator before a number, the search algorithms will read it as a negative number you want to find. For the operator to work, put the text fragment starting with a number in quotation marks.
