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.
Note that Kagi supports all DuckDuckGo-style bangs.
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:
!deto search in Germany!nlto search in Netherlands!intto 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
| Bang | Region |
|---|---|
| int | International |
| at | Austria |
| be | Belgium (en) |
| be_fr | Belgium (fr) |
| bj | Benin |
| by | Belarus |
| bz | Belize |
| ca | Canada (en) |
| ca_fr | Canada (fr) |
| cf | Central African Republic |
| ch | Switzerland (de) |
| ch_fr | Switzerland (fr) |
| cn | China |
| co | Colombia |
| cx | Christmas Island |
| cy | Cyprus |
| de | Germany |
| dk | Denmark |
| es | Spain (es) |
| es_ca | Spain (ca) |
| fr | France |
| gb | United Kingdom |
| hr | Croatia |
| hu | Hungary |
| il | Israel |
| im | Isle of Man |
| iq | Iraq |
| ir | Iran |
| it | Italy |
| jp | Japan |
| ke | Kenya |
| ki | Kiribati |
| kw | Kuwait |
| ky | Cayman Islands |
| kz | Kazakhstan |
| lr | Liberia |
| ly | Libya |
| mg | Madagascar |
| my | Malaysia |
| nl | Netherlands |
| no | Norway |
| nz | New Zealand |
| om | Oman |
| pl | Poland |
| pt | Portugal |
| qa | Qatar |
| re | Réunion |
| rs | Serbia |
| si | Slovenia |
| tg | Togo |
| th | Thailand |
| tk | Tokelau |
| to | Tonga |
| ua | Ukraine |
| us | United States |
| uy | Uruguay |
| uz | Uzbekistan |
| vi | U.S. Virgin Islands |
| vn | Vietnam |
| vu | Vanuatu |
| ye | Yemen |
| za | South Africa |
| zm | Zambia |
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"
Kagi Assistant bangs
Note: Kagi Assistant is currently in closed beta and only 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
- !yt <query> for YouTube
- !r <query> for Reddit
- !u <query> for Urban Dictionary
- !imd <query> for the Internet Movie Database
And many more! (Kagi supports all DuckDuckGo bangs)
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 queryg! queryquery !gquery 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:
! queryquery !\query