Improve your web searches in Safari on Mac
Narrow your search
In the Safari app on your Mac, try these suggestions to get better search results:
Be more specific: For example, searching for “Paris” returns results for any city with that name; searching for “Paris France” returns results only for that city.
Search for an exact phrase: Use quotation marks to search for the whole phrase instead of each word in the phrase. If you’re looking for an article titled “How to wash a dog”, put quotation marks around the phrase.
Exclude unwanted results: Try a negative search by subtracting words from your search. For example, searching for “paris -france” returns results about “paris” but excluding “france.”
Simplify your search
In the Safari app on your Mac, try these suggestions to get better search results:
Omit common words: Search engines ignore small and common words; searching for “wash a dog”, “wash the dog”, and “wash dog” are the same.
Ignore capitalization: Search engines treat “Paris France”, “paris France”, and “paris france” the same.
Skip word endings: Search engines often drop word endings; searching for “wash dog” and “washing dog” are the same.