YouTube Quick Reference Guide
Would you like to be more efficient at search google for the information. If so check out the table below.
📄 YouTube Search Shortcuts – Quick Reference Table
| Shortcut / Filter | Description | Example |
| ” ” (quotes) | Search for an exact phrase | “machine learning tutorial” |
| allintitle: | Search for videos with all words in the title | allintitle:python beginners |
| before:YYYY-MM-DD | Find videos published before a date | smartphone review before:2022-01-01 |
| after:YYYY-MM-DD | Find videos published after a date | tech news after:2023-01-01 |
| site:youtube.com | Use in Google to search YouTube via Google | site:youtube.com AI conference 2024 |
| intitle: | Video title contains a specific word or phrase | intitle:guitar lesson |
| ,shorts | Find YouTube Shorts | travel tips,shorts |
| playlist | Search for playlists instead of individual videos | javascript tutorial playlist |
| live | Filter for live videos or streams | gaming live |
| 4K, HD, 1080p | Search for high-quality video resolution | nature documentary 4K |
| how to | Standard search for tutorials | how to fix a leaking faucet |
| type:video / type:channel | Use on Google to filter by YouTube content type | site:youtube.com type:channel chess |
| duration:short / long | Use in Google to find short (<4 min) or long videos | site:youtube.com duration:long python |
| sort by view count | Use in YouTube filters to sort by popularity | Manual (via filter dropdown on YouTube) |
| #hashtag | Find videos with specific hashtags | #productivity |
I hope this table will make you better at using Youtube.