DuckDuckGo Search Syntax

Date: 2019-12-13

https://help.duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/syntax/

DuckDuckGo supports search syntax you can use to fine-tune your queries.

Search operators:

ExampleResult
cats dogsResults about cats or dogs
"cats and dogs"Results for exact term “cats and dogs”. If no results are found, we’ll try to show related results.
cats -dogsFewer dogs in results
cats +dogsMore dogs in results
cats filetype:pdfPDFs about cats. Supported file types: pdf, doc(x), xls(x), ppt(x), html
dogs site:example.comPages about dogs from example.com
cats -site:example.comPages about cats, excluding example.com
intitle:dogsPage title includes the word “dogs”
inurl:catsPage url includes the word “cats”

Search directly on other sites:

  • Use \ to go to directly to the first search result. For example, \futurama
  • Use ! to search other sites’ search engines directly. Remember, though, because your search is actually taking place on that other site, you are subject to that site’s policies, including its data collection practices. For example, !a blink182 searches Amazon.com for blink182. There are thousands of sites covered!

Instant Answers:

Safe search:

  • Add !safeon or !safeoff to the end of your search to turn on and off safe search for that search.
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