|  | # Search syntax
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							|  | SearXNG allows you to modify the default categories, engines and search language
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							|  | via the search query.
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							|  | Prefix `!` to set category and engine names.
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							|  | Prefix: `:` to set the language.
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							|  | Abbrevations of the engines and languages are also accepted.  Engine/category
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							|  | modifiers are chainable and inclusive.  E.g. with {{search('!map !ddg !wp paris')}}
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							|  | search in map category **and** duckduckgo **and** wikipedia for
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							|  | `paris`.
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							|  | See the {{link('preferences', 'preferences')}} for the list of engines,
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							|  | categories and languages.
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							|  | ## Examples
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							|  | Search in wikipedia for `paris`:
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							|  | * {{search('!wp paris')}}
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							|  | * {{search('!wikipedia paris')}}
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							|  | Search in category `map` for `paris`:
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							|  | * {{search('!map paris')}}
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							|  | Image search:
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							|  | * {{search('!images Wau Holland')}}
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							|  | Custom language in wikipedia:
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							|  | * {{search(':fr !wp Wau Holland')}}
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