Google Search finally gets support for special characters

Posted on Tuesday, January 24 2017 @ 14:32 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

I'm not sure why it took so long but the good news is that Google Search has finally received support for punctuation and most other special characters.

Previously, Google stripped most punctuation from queries and used a whitelist system for commonly searched terms. This could complicate things if your search query included special characters because Google did not always give the most relevant results.

Especially for programmers this update will be quite a boon. For example, from now on Google will understand the difference between == and === when you enter snippets of JavaScript code.

Straight from the horses mouth (@Google HQ): you can finally search for special characters like @ and / in Google! pic.twitter.com/Xf71Sg9dWA
— Henk van Ess (@henkvaness) January 24, 2017

H/T: Tweakers

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Thomas De Maesschalck

Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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