SearXNG comes with a search syntax by with you can modify the categories, engines, languages and more. See the preferences for the list of engines, categories and languages.

To set category and/or engine names use a ! prefix. To give a few examples:

• search in Wikipedia for paris

  • !wp paris

  • !wikipedia paris

• search in category map for paris

  • !maps paris

• image search

  • !images Wau Holland

Abbreviations of the engines and languages are also accepted. Engine/category modifiers are chain able and inclusive. E.g. with !maps !ddg !wp paris search in map category and DuckDuckGo and Wikipedia for paris.

To select language filter use a : prefix. To give an example:

• search Wikipedia with a custom language:

  • :fr !wp Wau Holland

SearXNG supports the external bangs from DuckDuckGo. To directly jump to a external search page use the !! prefix. To give an example:

• search Wikipedia with a custom language:

  • !!wfr Wau Holland

In the Instant Answers section you can find full list of special queries that will give you automatic results.