Search for an exact word

How it works

Put + right before the word: +unicorn searches for exactly that word.

Examples

• +unicornOpen in Gmail ↗

  The word "unicorn" as is.

What it does well

• Useful when an ordinary search returns close forms you don't want.

What it does badly

• The help page doesn't say which variants an ordinary search accepts (plurals, accents, capitals), so it isn't clear exactly what + removes.Not documented by Google · Gmail Help: search operators
• The help page mentions no wildcard character (*): nothing there suggests you can search for the start of a word.Not documented by Google · Gmail Help: search operators

See also

• " "Searches for words in that precise order, side by side.
• -Removes from the results the messages that contain a term.