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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.

Bang Example

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.

Enable Bangs

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.

See the full list of Regional Bangs
BangRegion
intInternational
atAustria
beBelgium (en)
be_frBelgium (fr)
bjBenin
byBelarus
bzBelize
caCanada (en)
ca_frCanada (fr)
cfCentral African Republic
chSwitzerland (de)
ch_frSwitzerland (fr)
cnChina
coColombia
cxChristmas Island
cyCyprus
deGermany
dkDenmark
esSpain (es)
es_caSpain (ca)
frFrance
gbUnited Kingdom
hrCroatia
huHungary
ilIsrael
imIsle of Man
inIndia
iqIraq
irIran
itItaly
jpJapan
keKenya
kiKiribati
kwKuwait
kyCayman Islands
kzKazakhstan
lrLiberia
lyLibya
mgMadagascar
myMalaysia
nlNetherlands
noNorway
nzNew Zealand
omOman
plPoland
ptPortugal
qaQatar
reRéunion
rsSerbia
siSlovenia
tgTogo
thThailand
tkTokelau
toTonga
uaUkraine
usUnited States
uyUruguay
uzUzbekistan
viU.S. Virgin Islands
vnVietnam
vuVanuatu
yeYemen
zaSouth Africa
zmZambia
  • !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"

Kagi Assistant bangs

Note: Kagi Assistant is currently in open beta and available to Ultimate plan members. If you are not part of the beta, these bangs will not work as described below.

  • !fast <query> - Fast Assistant. Kagi search coupled with a fast AI model. Optimized for speed, while not sacrificing quality.
  • !expert <query> - Expert Assistant. Multiple Kagi searches (and external services) together with the best available AI model for the highest accuracy and comprehensive responses.
  • !code <query> - Code Assistant. Tuned for programming tasks and uses a powerful AI model for programming.
  • !chat <query> - Chat Assistant. Allows direct access to a variety of large language models for creative tasks.
  • !custom <query> - Custom Assistant. Allows you to further customize one of the existing modes.

Search on external websites

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.

Quick Bangs

Custom Bangs

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

Custom Bangs

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

Custom Bang in Settings

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

Custom Bang Editor in Settings

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.

Feeling Lucky Example

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

  • ! query
  • query !
  • \query