Yandex offers a powerful set of search operators that let users create highly specific searches by taking even the smallest linguistic peculiarities and nuances into account. The most common search criteria can be specified in the advanced search section. However, by familiarizing yourself with these search operators, you'll be able to solve even the most complex of search tasks..
Search operator crib sheet
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"drink me"
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Search for exact word order
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"this watch is exactly * days slow"
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Missing word in quote
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hedgehog & flamingo
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Words appear in same sentence
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caterpillar && cheshire
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Words appear on same webpage
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croquet +flamingo
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Search for webpages with specific word
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Cheshire cat | hatter | march hare
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Search for any word in query
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Oh my ears and whiskers << rabbit hole
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Non-ranking "and": the words after the operator do not affect the ranking of the page in the results
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tarts /2 stole
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Distance within two words either way (i.e. one word can appear between the words in the query)
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drink me && /3 door
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Distance within three sentences in any direction
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Twinkle twinkle little ~~star
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Exclude star from search results
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off with /+2 head
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Distance within two words, in same word order
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teacup ~ tart
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Search for sentences that include teacup but not tart
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grin /(-1 +2) cat
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Distance of one word in reverse order and three forward
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!Curiouser !and !curiouser
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Words appear in exact form
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queen && (+behead | !head)
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Brackets group words in complex searches
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!!rose
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Dictionary form of word
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title:(mad tea-party)
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Search webpage titles
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url:http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alice's_Adventures_in_Wonderland
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Search URL
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inurl:alice
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Search URL fragment
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host:wikipedia.org
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Search host
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rhost:org.wikipedia.*
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Reverse host search
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site:http://en.wikiquote.org
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Search all pages and subdomains of site
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mime:pdf
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Search for specific file type
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lang:en
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Narrow search by language
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domain:com
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Narrow search by domain
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date:200712*
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Narrow search by date
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date:20071215..20080101, date:>20091231
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Narrow search by date range
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