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The search field is normally located in the top right-hand corner of most AniDB pages and depending on which page you are currently viewing it can be used to search for:
The '''search''' field is normally located in the top right-hand corner of most AniDB pages and depending on which page you are currently viewing it can be used to search for:
* anime (default)
* group
* user
* companies
I.e. if you're viewing the grouplist or a group-page, the search field will search for groups added to the DB, and vice versa for the other lists/pages.


Some quirks/features:
:* anime (default)
* if you enter an underscore (_), it will search for any single character in the place of the "_"
:* anime tags
* if you enter a double quote (""), it will match an exact search.
:* character
:* character tags
:* collections
:* creator
:* group
:* mylist
:* producer
:* songs
:* user


There is also an [[Advanced Search|advanced search interface]] in which you can enter many other search parameters located {{AniDBLink|search|here}}.
==Features==
* If you are viewing the grouplist or a group-page, the search field will search for groups added to the DB, and vice versa for the other lists/pages.
 
* You may add double quotes (") around your search term for an '''exact''' search. This is particularly useful for short titles, like {{a|30|X}} or {{a|2002|AIR}}.
 
::''Example exact search: "AIR"''
 
* There is also an '''[[Advanced Search|advanced search interface]]''' where you can enter many other search parameters on the {{AniDBLink|search|Advanced Search}} page on AniDB.


[[Category:Interface]]
[[Category:Interface]]

Latest revision as of 04:01, 25 April 2009

The search field is normally located in the top right-hand corner of most AniDB pages and depending on which page you are currently viewing it can be used to search for:

  • anime (default)
  • anime tags
  • character
  • character tags
  • collections
  • creator
  • group
  • mylist
  • producer
  • songs
  • user

Features

  • If you are viewing the grouplist or a group-page, the search field will search for groups added to the DB, and vice versa for the other lists/pages.
  • You may add double quotes (") around your search term for an exact search. This is particularly useful for short titles, like X or AIR.
Example exact search: "AIR"