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” gets the same results.
Ignore capitalization: Search engines treat “Paris France,” “paris France,” and “paris france” the same.
Skip word endings: Search engines often drop word endings; you get the same results when you search for “wash dog” and “washing dog.”