{"id":177956,"date":"2021-02-13T11:30:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-13T08:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-use-bangs-in-duckduckgo-to-search-other-websites\/"},"modified":"2021-02-13T11:30:04","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T08:30:04","slug":"how-to-use-bangs-in-duckduckgo-to-search-other-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-bangs-in-duckduckgo-to-search-other-websites\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Use Bangs in DuckDuckGo (to Search Other Websites)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e5f3030e4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e5f3030e4\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-bangs-in-duckduckgo-to-search-other-websites\/#What_Is_a_Bang\" >What Is a Bang?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-bangs-in-duckduckgo-to-search-other-websites\/#Finding_Useful_Bangs\" >Finding Useful Bangs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-bangs-in-duckduckgo-to-search-other-websites\/#Bangs_May_Put_Your_Privacy_at_Risk\" >Bangs May Put Your Privacy at Risk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-bangs-in-duckduckgo-to-search-other-websites\/#Have_You_Tried_DuckDuckGo_Yet\" >Have You Tried DuckDuckGo Yet?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Use Bangs in DuckDuckGo (to Search Other Websites)&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-712609 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ddg.jpg\" alt=\"The DuckDuckGo search home page on a laptop screen.\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" data-credittext=\"DuckDuckGo\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">DuckDuckGo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.duckduckgo.com\">DuckDuckGo<\/a> is a search engine that respects your privacy by not selling your search history or tracking you across the web. It also has a few nifty features, including bangs, which let you search other websites right from DuckDuckGo. Here\u2019s how.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_a_Bang\"><\/span>What Is a Bang?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A bang, or !bang, as it is commonly known, is a term you can include with your DuckDuckGo search to limit your results to a particular website or service. The name comes from an old UNIX term for an exclamation point, which is used to invoke the feature in searches.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if you are searching the web with DuckDuckGo and you want to limit your results to How-To Geek, you can include \u201c!howtogeek\u201d with your search term. Searching for \u201cwindows 10 !howtogeek\u201d will perform a search for \u201cwindows 10\u201d using How-To Geek\u2019s own search engine.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-712002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/duckduckgo_howtogeek_bang.png\" alt=\"Searching How-To Geek with DuckDuckGo\" width=\"650\" height=\"269\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>There are bangs for all sorts of websites, from mainstream search engines like Google (!g) to personal accounts like Gmail (!gmail). You can crunch sums or level questions at Wolfram Alpha (!wa) or search for an iPhone <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> on the App Store (!appstore). There\u2019s a Wikipedia bang, too (!w).<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Finding_Useful_Bangs\"><\/span>Finding Useful Bangs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are currently over <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/duckduckgo.com\/bang\">13,500 bangs<\/a> that you can include with your search queries. DuckDuckGo has had to purge some entries in the past for legal reasons, particularly surrounding the topic of piracy and the searching of torrent trackers.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to search for a bang is to start typing an exclamation mark. DuckDuckGo will open a list of suggested bangs, with suggestions becoming more relevant as you type. So if you\u2019re wondering whether a particular website has a bang, start typing an exclamation point followed by its name. If you find a website that isn\u2019t included, you can <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/duckduckgo.com\/newbang\">submit it for consideration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-712003\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/duckduckgo_bangs.png\" alt=\"Finding Bangs in DuckDuckGo\" width=\"650\" height=\"496\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>One of the more useful uses for bangs is as a quick exit point to a major search engine like Google (!g) or Bing (!b) when DuckDuckGo\u2019s results aren\u2019t as good as you\u2019d hoped. You can also use them to search for products on Amazon (!a) or eBay (!ebay), look at restaurant reviews on Yelp (!yelp), or comb the social web via <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> (!twitter) or Reddit (!reddit).<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bangs_May_Put_Your_Privacy_at_Risk\"><\/span>Bangs May Put Your Privacy at Risk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>DuckDuckGo is a search engine that places privacy above all else. While Google and other search providers store your search history and credentials, track you across the web, and target you with personalized ads based on your browsing habits, DuckDuckGo does not.<\/p>\n<p>But DuckDuckGo is not responsible for how third-party websites behave. When you include a bang in your search, you\u2019re waiving DuckDuckGo\u2019s privacy policies in favor of the website you end up on. This includes data collection policies and third-party trackers.<\/p>\n<p>If you already use Amazon or eBay for your shopping, the use of the !a or !ebay bangs won\u2019t massively impact your privacy. However, if you rely on\u00a0DuckDuckGo\u2019s strong privacy policy to protect your search activity, bangs could pose much more of a privacy problem.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-712004\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ddg_search_site.png\" alt=\"Search How-To Geek in DuckDuckGo Without Bangs\" width=\"650\" height=\"428\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This includes third-party websites that use Google for their sitewide search features, as we do here at How-To Geek. As an alternative, you can try including just the name of the website to avoid triggering an off-site search (e.g. \u201cwindows 10 howtogeek\u201d), which provides relevant results inside the DuckDuckGo search engine.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Have_You_Tried_DuckDuckGo_Yet\"><\/span>Have You Tried DuckDuckGo Yet?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Still curious about what makes DuckDuckGo so special? Learn more about one of the web\u2019s most private search engines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What Is DuckDuckGo? 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