30 Amazing Google Tricks Most People Don't Know

Mizuka Ishiwatari Published 03/07/2015

Did you know you can do this in Google search?

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Exclude certain words from a google search by adding a minus sign (-) followed by the words you want to exclude
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If you search your favorite food, and then click Search Tools", you can filter recipes based on ingredients, cook time and calories
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Have Google do math for you by simply searching the equation
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Adding intitle: infront of your search term will only produce results with that term in the title of the webpage
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Find hilarious GIFs easier by clicking Search Tools and then changing Type to animated
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Type "translate 'language A' to 'language B'" to translate fast
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Use Google News to search 100 years' worth of digitized newspapers just as you would the internet
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Searching the name of a holiday will tell you what date that holiday is on
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Convert currency
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and units
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Don’t remember the name of a song you heard? Fill in the blanks of any search with asterisks (*) and Google will try to complete your search for you.
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Looking for a PDF or Powerpoint on a specific topic? You can search by file type by searching filetype:PPT
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Putting the search term in quotation marks will search for words in that exact order
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Putting .. between two numbers will search within that range
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If you include the word anagram in your search, Google will make anagrams for you. Even if you’re trying to define anagram
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Define a word by typing define: followed by the word
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Set a timer by typing set timer for and then the amount of time
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Google has a built in calculator for tipping
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Search for Songs by and the name of a band, then Google will display all of their songs
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Search for Books by and the name of an author, Google will display all of their works
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You can even search for plane information by searching the flight number
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If you need to know what time the sun will rise or set, just search it on Google
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Search for the origin behind words by adding etymology onto the end
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Google will also let you pitch two foods against each other
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If you search for Google gravity and hit "I'm feeling lucky" then you'll get a rather literal definition of gravity
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Ask Google for "recursion" and you'll get recursion
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Ask Google to "do a barrel roll" and it'll do a barrel roll
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Search Atari Breakout on Google Images and you can play the legendary block breaker with the results
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If you Google "zerg rush", you'll have to protect your search results from being eaten by Google's o's. Yes, this is a thing
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If you hit 'I'm feeling lucky' without actually typing anything into the search box, you'll get a catalogue of all the Google doodles —all the way back to 1998

1.
Exclude certain words from a google search by adding a minus sign (-) followed by the words you want to exclude
2.
If you search your favorite food, and then click Search Tools", you can filter recipes based on ingredients, cook time and calories
3.
Have Google do math for you by simply searching the equation
4.
Adding intitle: infront of your search term will only produce results with that term in the title of the webpage
5.
Find hilarious GIFs easier by clicking Search Tools and then changing Type to animated
6.
Type "translate 'language A' to 'language B'" to translate fast
7.
Use Google News to search 100 years' worth of digitized newspapers just as you would the internet
8.
Searching the name of a holiday will tell you what date that holiday is on
9.
Convert currency
10.
and units
11.
Don’t remember the name of a song you heard? Fill in the blanks of any search with asterisks (*) and Google will try to complete your search for you.
12.
Looking for a PDF or Powerpoint on a specific topic? You can search by file type by searching filetype:PPT
13.
Putting the search term in quotation marks will search for words in that exact order
14.
Putting .. between two numbers will search within that range
15.
If you include the word anagram in your search, Google will make anagrams for you. Even if you’re trying to define anagram
16.
Define a word by typing define: followed by the word
17.
Set a timer by typing set timer for and then the amount of time
18.
Google has a built in calculator for tipping
19.
Search for Songs by and the name of a band, then Google will display all of their songs
20.
Search for Books by and the name of an author, Google will display all of their works
21.
You can even search for plane information by searching the flight number
22.
If you need to know what time the sun will rise or set, just search it on Google
23.
Search for the origin behind words by adding etymology onto the end
24.
Google will also let you pitch two foods against each other
25.
If you search for Google gravity and hit "I'm feeling lucky" then you'll get a rather literal definition of gravity
26.
Ask Google for "recursion" and you'll get recursion
27.
Ask Google to "do a barrel roll" and it'll do a barrel roll
28.
Search Atari Breakout on Google Images and you can play the legendary block breaker with the results
29.
If you Google "zerg rush", you'll have to protect your search results from being eaten by Google's o's. Yes, this is a thing
30.
If you hit 'I'm feeling lucky' without actually typing anything into the search box, you'll get a catalogue of all the Google doodles —all the way back to 1998

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1. Exclude certain words from a google search by adding a minus sign (-) followed by the words you want to exclude

2. If you search your favorite food, and then click Search Tools", you can filter recipes based on ingredients, cook time and calories

3. Have Google do math for you by simply searching the equation

4. Adding intitle: infront of your search term will only produce results with that term in the title of the webpage

5. Find hilarious GIFs easier by clicking Search Tools and then changing Type to animated

6. Type "translate 'language A' to 'language B'" to translate fast

7. Use Google News to search 100 years' worth of digitized newspapers just as you would the internet

8. Searching the name of a holiday will tell you what date that holiday is on

9. Convert currency

10. and units

11. Don’t remember the name of a song you heard? Fill in the blanks of any search with asterisks (*) and Google will try to complete your search for you.

12. Looking for a PDF or Powerpoint on a specific topic? You can search by file type by searching filetype:PPT

13. Putting the search term in quotation marks will search for words in that exact order

14. Putting .. between two numbers will search within that range

15. If you include the word anagram in your search, Google will make anagrams for you. Even if you’re trying to define anagram

16. Define a word by typing define: followed by the word

17. Set a timer by typing set timer for and then the amount of time

18. Google has a built in calculator for tipping

19. Search for Songs by and the name of a band, then Google will display all of their songs

20. Search for Books by and the name of an author, Google will display all of their works

21. You can even search for plane information by searching the flight number

22. If you need to know what time the sun will rise or set, just search it on Google

23. Search for the origin behind words by adding etymology onto the end

24. Google will also let you pitch two foods against each other

25. If you search for Google gravity and hit "I'm feeling lucky" then you'll get a rather literal definition of gravity

26. Ask Google for "recursion" and you'll get recursion

27. Ask Google to "do a barrel roll" and it'll do a barrel roll

28. Search Atari Breakout on Google Images and you can play the legendary block breaker with the results

29. If you Google "zerg rush", you'll have to protect your search results from being eaten by Google's o's. Yes, this is a thing

30. If you hit 'I'm feeling lucky' without actually typing anything into the search box, you'll get a catalogue of all the Google doodles —all the way back to 1998

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Exclude certain words from a google search by adding a minus sign (-) followed by the words you want to exclude

2.
If you search your favorite food, and then click Search Tools", you can filter recipes based on ingredients, cook time and calories

3.
Have Google do math for you by simply searching the equation

4.
Adding intitle: infront of your search term will only produce results with that term in the title of the webpage

5.
Find hilarious GIFs easier by clicking Search Tools and then changing Type to animated

6.
Type "translate 'language A' to 'language B'" to translate fast

7.
Use Google News to search 100 years' worth of digitized newspapers just as you would the internet

8.
Searching the name of a holiday will tell you what date that holiday is on

9.
Convert currency

10.
and units

11.
Don’t remember the name of a song you heard? Fill in the blanks of any search with asterisks (*) and Google will try to complete your search for you.

12.
Looking for a PDF or Powerpoint on a specific topic? You can search by file type by searching filetype:PPT

13.
Putting the search term in quotation marks will search for words in that exact order

14.
Putting .. between two numbers will search within that range

15.
If you include the word anagram in your search, Google will make anagrams for you. Even if you’re trying to define anagram

16.
Define a word by typing define: followed by the word

17.
Set a timer by typing set timer for and then the amount of time

18.
Google has a built in calculator for tipping

19.
Search for Songs by and the name of a band, then Google will display all of their songs

20.
Search for Books by and the name of an author, Google will display all of their works

21.
You can even search for plane information by searching the flight number

22.
If you need to know what time the sun will rise or set, just search it on Google

23.
Search for the origin behind words by adding etymology onto the end

24.
Google will also let you pitch two foods against each other

25.
If you search for Google gravity and hit "I'm feeling lucky" then you'll get a rather literal definition of gravity

26.
Ask Google for "recursion" and you'll get recursion

27.
Ask Google to "do a barrel roll" and it'll do a barrel roll

28.
Search Atari Breakout on Google Images and you can play the legendary block breaker with the results

29.
If you Google "zerg rush", you'll have to protect your search results from being eaten by Google's o's. Yes, this is a thing

30.
If you hit 'I'm feeling lucky' without actually typing anything into the search box, you'll get a catalogue of all the Google doodles —all the way back to 1998