Search wildcards

A wildcard is a special character that you can use in your search text to substitute for one or more unknown characters. For example, if you want to find a resource whose full name you do not know, you can use a wildcard in your search text when searching for that resource.

The following table describes the wildcards that you can use in your search text.

Wildcard	Description
?	Represents a single character. Example The search text `?owie` can show results such as Bowie, Mowie, Rowie.
*	Represents a string of characters. Example The search text `B*e` can show results such as Bowie, Breeze, and Byte.
~	Represents a fuzzy search—words whose spellings are similar to your search text. Example The search text `Owi~` can show results such as Bowie, Ozi, and Zowie.
!	Excludes the word that immediately follows the wildcard. Example The search text `!David Bowie` can show results such as Jane Bowie and Lester Bowie but will not show David Bowie. The search text `!David`, however, will show you all results because `!` excludes `David`, rendering the search text blank. Thus, searching for `!David` is equivalent to searching for everything.
" "	Represents a literal search. Example The search text `"David Bowie"` can show results such as David Bowie and David Bowie Songs but will not show David or Bowie.