[Jump to content](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search#bodyContent) Search - [Content pages](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&profile=default&search=&fulltext=1 "Search in (Article)") - [Multimedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&profile=images&search=&fulltext=1 "Search for files") - [Everything](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&profile=all&search=&fulltext=1 "Search all of content (including talk pages)") - [Advanced](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&search=&fulltext=1 "Search in custom namespaces") Advanced search: Search in page text These wordsHelp Exactly this textHelp Not these wordsHelp One of these wordsHelp Structure Page title containsHelp Subpages of this pageHelp Pages in these categoriesHelp Pages with these templatesHelp Files and images File typeHelp Select file typeImageDrawingAudioVideoOfficetiffpnggifjpgwebpxcfsvgdjvumidflacwavmp3webmmpgpdfogg Select file type File width in pixelsHelp equal togreater thanlower than greater than equal to greater than lower than px File height in pixelsHelp equal togreater thanlower than greater than equal to greater than lower than px Sorting order Sorting orderHelp RelevanceEdit date – current on topCreation date – current on topAlphabetical Relevance Relevance Edit date – current on top Creation date – current on top Alphabetical Search in: - (Article) DefaultDiscussionGeneral HelpAll (Article) Retrieved from " [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search)" Search Search Search [Add topic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search#) (Article) Talk User User talk Wikipedia Wikipedia talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Portal Portal talk Draft Draft talk MOS MOS talk TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Event Event talk ###### These words DescriptionSearches for these words in the title or text.Be aware of the following - Multiple words can be entered here. - Punctuation marks and other non-alphanumeric characters (with exception of the colon and comma) will be ignored. - There may be results that do not contain one or more of your search terms. - Word stemming is applied. Example: If _car_ is entered, the search will also consider _cars_. The word stemming is language-specific. Help page[Full text search](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:CirrusSearch#Full_text_search)Syntax-equivalent in the normal search`sesame street car` ###### Exactly this text DescriptionSearches for a specific sequence of characters. Punctuation marks are ignored.Be aware of the following(only valid when using quotation marks, see example below) - Separate the search phrases by comma or space e.g. `"good morning"`, `"hello friend!"`. - Punctuation marks and other non-alphanumeric characters (with exception of the colon and comma) will be ignored. - Search is not case-sensitive. - Word stemming is not applied. Help page[Words, phrases, and modifiers](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:CirrusSearch#Words.2C_phrases.2C_and_modifiers)Syntax-equivalent in the normal searchWords in quotation marks, for example `"Begin at the beginning"`. ###### Not these words DescriptionExcludes pages containing these words from the search.Be aware of the following - Word stemming is applied. Example: If _car_ is entered, the search will also consider _cars_. The word stemming is language-specific. Help page[Words, phrases, and modifiers](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:CirrusSearch#Words.2C_phrases.2C_and_modifiers)Syntax-equivalent in the normal searchWords with `-` before them, for example `-elephant`. ###### One of these words DescriptionAt least one of the search terms has to be included in the page.Help page[Words, phrases, and modifiers](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:CirrusSearch#Words.2C_phrases.2C_and_modifiers)Syntax-equivalent in the normal searchWords with `OR` in between them like `Laptop OR Notebook`. ###### Page title contains DescriptionSearches for pages with titles that contain this wordBe aware of the following - The search includes redirects. - Word stemming is applied. Example: If _car_ is entered, the search will also consider _cars_. The word stemming is language-specific. Help page[Intitle and incategory](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:CirrusSearch#Intitle_and_incategory)Syntax-equivalent in the normal searchWords with `intitle:` before them like `intitle:queen`. ###### Subpages of this page DescriptionSearches for pages that are subpages of this page.Be aware of the following - You can only search for subpages of one page at a time. - Don’t forget to enable the namespaces you want to limit your search to in the namespace filter. - Do not include the namespace in front of the page name like this: ~~`Wikipedia:Redirect`~~. Help page[Subpageof](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:CirrusSearch#subpageof)Syntax-equivalent in the normal search`subpageof:` followed by a page name like `subpageof:Redirect`. Use double quotes if the parent page contains spaces: `subpageof:"Requests for comment"`. ###### Pages in these categories DescriptionSearches for pages that are in these categories and subcategories.Be aware of the following - Only the first 5 subcategory levels will be included in your search. - The number of categories is limited to 256. - You can look for pages in multiple categories. Help page[Deepcategory](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:CirrusSearch#Deepcategory)Syntax-equivalent in the normal search`deepcategory:` followed by a category name like `deepcategory:Help`. Use double quotes if the name contains spaces: `deepcategory:"Hidden categories"`. ###### Pages with these templates DescriptionSearches for pages that contain exactly these templates.Be aware of the following - You can find transcluded templates (templates consisting of other templates). - The autosuggest function can only find templates which start the same way as your search e.g. a search for `"com..."` will suggest _"commons"_ but not _"nowcommons"_. Help page[Hastemplate](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:CirrusSearch#Hastemplate)Syntax-equivalent in the normal searchWords in quotation marks with `hastemplate:` before them like `hastemplate:"missing information"`. Select file type General file types Image Drawing Audio Video Office Image formats tiff png gif jpg webp xcf svg djvu Audio formats mid flac wav mp3 Video formats webm mpg Document formats pdf Other formats ogg ###### File type DescriptionSearches only for files of the selected type.Be aware of the following - You can only search for one file type. - You can only select the given file types from the drop-down menu. Help pages[Filetype](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:CirrusSearch#filetype) and [filemime](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:CirrusSearch#filemime)Syntax-equivalent in the normal searchWords with `filetype:` before them like `filetype:ogg`. ###### File width in pixels DescriptionThese fields allow you to specify the width of the file.Be aware of the following - This is only applicable to file types that have width and height, like videos and images. Help page[Filemeasures](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:CirrusSearch#File_measures)Syntax-equivalent in the normal searchNumbers with `filew` before them like `filew:>800`. ###### File height in pixels DescriptionThese fields allow you to specify the height of the file.Be aware of the following - This is only applicable to file types that have width and height, like videos and images. Help page[Filemeasures](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:CirrusSearch#File_measures)Syntax-equivalent in the normal searchNumbers with `fileh` before them like `fileh:>600`. ###### Sorting order DescriptionChange the sorting order of results. The standard is that most relevant pages are placed on top of the results.Help page[Explicit sort orders](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:CirrusSearch#Explicit_sort_orders)Syntax-equivalent in the normal searchThis feature has no keyword that you can type in the search input field since the function is specified via a parameter in the URL.