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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nHowever, most of us aren\u2019t taking advantage of these and are only performing simple keyword-based searches. When you\u2019re searching for something specific, that just doesn\u2019t cut it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this article, let\u2019s go over Twitter\u2019s many\ndifferent search operators and learn how to narrow our searches down to get the\nexact content we\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Basic Search Operators for\nTwitter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Twitter\u2019s most basic search operators are a\nset that you expect out of most search engines. The ability to exclude certain\nterms and search for an exact phrase are things we\u2019ve come to expect, and\nTwitter doesn\u2019t sell us short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u201d (quotation marks)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The quotation marks search operator limits\nresults to tweets that contain an exact phrase. This is not case sensitive, and\nit\u2019s the default behavior for single-word search terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> “world series”<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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The quotation marks search operator limits\nresults to tweets that do not include the term thereafter. This operator can\u2019t\nbe used by itself, and you must surround the term with quotation marks if it\nuses more than one word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> baseball -basketball<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
? (question mark)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The quotation marks search operator limits\nresults to tweets that contain a question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> wedding ?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
OR<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The \u201cOR\u201d search operator limits results to\ntweets that include either term. You must surround a term with quotation marks\nif it uses more than one word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> sink OR swim<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Interaction-Based Search Operators\nfor Twitter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
As a social media site that revolves heavily\naround communicating with others, Twitter supports multiple search operators\nthat allow us to filter through user interactions. These include mentions,\nreplies, and lists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
@ (\u201cat\u201d sign)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The \u201cat\u201d sign search operator limits results\nto tweets that mention the Twitter user thereafter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> @jack<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nto<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The \u201cto\u201d search operator limits results to\ntweets that are directed to or made in reply to the Twitter user thereafter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> to:shaq<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
from<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The \u201cfrom\u201d search operator limits results to\ntweets that are sent by the Twitter user thereafter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> from:aoc<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
list<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The \u201clist\u201d search operator limits results to\ntweets that are sent by members of the Twitter list thereafter. This requires\nboth the username of the Twitter user who owns the list and the list\u2019s URL\nslug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> list:scobleizer\/world-news<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Filter-Based Search Operators for\nTwitter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Some of Twitter\u2019s most powerful and specific\nfiltering options revolve around the \u201cfilter\u201d operator. With this operator, we\ncan narrow down tweets by what type of media they contain, when they were\ntweeted, and which sites they link to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
filter:safe<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The \u201cfilter:safe\u201d search operator limits\nresults to tweets that are marked as safe and not potentially sensitive. This\noperator can\u2019t be used by itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> elephant filter:safe<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nfilter:media<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The \u201cfilter:media\u201d search operator limits\nresults to tweets that contain an image or video. This operator can\u2019t be used\nby itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> kitten filter:media<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
filter:retweets<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The \u201cfilter:retweets\u201d search operator limits\nresults to tweets that are not retweets. This operator can\u2019t be used by itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> politics filter:retweets<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
filter:native_video<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The \u201cfilter:native_video\u201d search operator\nlimits results to tweets that contain video from Amplify, Periscope, or Vine.\nThis operator can\u2019t be used by itself, and you can also filter specifically by\nvideo platforms with \u201cfilter:periscope\u201d and \u201cfilter:vine\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> meme filter:native_video<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
filter:images<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The \u201cfilter:images\u201d search operator limits\nresults to tweets that contain images. This operator can\u2019t be used by itself,\nand you can only search for natively-hosted images with \u201cfilter:twimg\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> dunk filter:images<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
filter:links<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The \u201cfilter:links\u201d search operator limits\nresults to tweets that contain links. This operator can\u2019t be used by itself and\nwill include tweets with comments on a retweet that contains a link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> france filter:links<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
url:amazon<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The \u201curl\u201d search operator limits results to\ntweets that contain a link including the text thereafter. This operator can\u2019t\nbe used by itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> game url:amazon<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
since<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The \u201csince\u201d search operator limits results to\ntweets that have been tweeted after the date thereafter (year-month-day\nformat). This operator can\u2019t be used by itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> game url:amazon<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> france filter:links<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> dunk filter:images<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> meme filter:native_video<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> politics filter:retweets<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> kitten filter:media<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> elephant filter:safe<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> list:scobleizer\/world-news<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> from:aoc<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> to:shaq<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> @jack<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> sink OR swim<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> wedding ?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Example:<\/strong> baseball -basketball<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n