Bangs ​

Bangs are shortcuts starting with exclamation points (!) that quickly take you to search results on other sites. For example, searching Kagi for !w Monty Python will search Wikipedia directly for "Monty Python" and take you to that Wikipedia search result. Bangs that perform searches on external sites are never counted as searches for the purpose of billing/usage.

To take advantage of Bangs make sure you have enabled Bangs in your Search settings. You can also set up Quick Bangs and Custom Bangs, continue reading to learn more.

You can use the community-created Kagi Bangs Explorer to find bangs for your favorite sites.

Bang Examples ​

Some of the more popular search bangs include:

• !help <query> to search this knowledge base for information about Kagi Search. Try "!help search operators" in Kagi.
• !i <query> for Kagi Images
• !m <query> for Kagi Maps
• !n <query> for Kagi News
• !v <query> for Kagi Videos
• ! <query> to go directly to the first result for your query in Kagi Search

Regional bangs ​

You can quickly search in another region than your default by using a bang with that region's country code.

For example:

• !de to search in Germany
• !nl to search in Netherlands
• !int to search with the International setting

This will load search results with that region already selected in the region filter, instead of needing to perform a search first.

AI related bangs ​

• !sum <url> - Summarize the page in Universal Summarizer using the default setting (currently key moments)
• !sumk <url> - Key moments of the page in Universal Summarizer
• !summ <url> - Summary of the page in Universal Summarizer
• !discussdoc <url> - Discuss Document chat
• !fgpt <query> - Invoke FastGPT with the query
• !quick <search terms> - Search & open "Quick Answer"

The Assistant bangs ​

Note: The Assistant is available in our Ultimate plan.

You can quickly access Assistant from Kagi Search by using the following bangs: !ai, !chat, !assistant , !llm, !asst, !as, !expert and !fast

You can also access the Code Custom Assistant with the !code bang.

Search on external websites ​

• !yt <query> for YouTube
• !r <query> for Reddit
• !u <query> for Urban Dictionary
• !imd <query> for the Internet Movie Database

And many more! You can use the community-created Kagi Bangs Explorer to find bangs for your favorite sites.

Contributing Bangs ​

The Kagi Bangs repository is open source. You can refine the accuracy of existing bangs or introduce new ones for everyone to enjoy on Kagi Search. Your contributions will enhance the search experience for users worldwide.

Supported Bang Syntaxes ​

For convenience, Kagi supports placing the bang trigger elsewhere in your query.

Here is the full list of patterns that we support:

• !g query
• g! query
• query !g
• query g!

Quick Bangs ​

For convenience, Kagi allows you to customize Quick Bangs which do not require an exclamation (!).

Configure Quick Bangs under Search in the Kagi Settings.

Custom Bangs ​

You can also create your own Custom Bangs in Advanced Settings.

Once you "Open Bangs" you will see any existing custom bangs.

From here you can "Add Bang" to define new custom bangs.

You can create your own Custom Bangs in Kagi using the Search Shortcuts menu.

Watch a Demo ​

You can see a full demo of using bangs - default, new and custom - by watching the video below.

Feeling Lucky ​

Sometimes, you just know the first result will be what you want. Or, you could be "feeling lucky" enough to take the chance!

When you start your query with !(space)query, Kagi will redirect you to the first search result.

Here is the full list of "feeling lucky" patterns that we support:

• ! query
• query !
• \query