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”. |
| Operator | Syntax | Query example |
+ | | You'll find documents that definitely contain the word “flamingo” and may contain the word “croquet”. |
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 the word “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 the word “star”. You'll find documents containing the words “fantastic beasts”, but not “3D”. |
