# Field-specific search for a phrase more than one word

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/field-specific-search-for-a-phrase-more-than-one-word/27687>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [February 21, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/field-specific-search-for-a-phrase-more-than-one-word/27687 "2023-02-21T01:52:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sesame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sesame](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Sesame)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/field-specific-search-for-a-phrase-more-than-one-word/27687/1 "2023-02-21T01:52:30Z")

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Hello,

I would like to search for all cards that contain a phrase that has more than one word in a specific field.

For example, I would like to search for all cards that contain the phrase “I like donuts” in the “front” field.

“front:I like donuts” only show cards that have exactly “I like donuts” in the “front” field, but not cards that have something like “I like donuts but do not like pizza” in the front field.

Is there a way to do this?

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**Author:** ![NameLessGO](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/namelessgo/32/34298_2.png) [@NameLessGO](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/NameLessGO)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 2:15am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/field-specific-search-for-a-phrase-more-than-one-word/27687/2 "2023-02-21T02:15:49Z")

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Perhaps  
[Searching - Anki Manual](https://docs.ankiweb.net/searching.html)

You can use multiple functions by using ‘AND’ or “OR”

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**Author:** ![abdo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/abdo/32/654_2.png) [@abdo](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/abdo)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/field-specific-search-for-a-phrase-more-than-one-word/27687/3 "2023-02-21T10:35:51Z")

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Try:

```auto
"Front:*I like donuts*"

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/field-specific-search-for-a-phrase-more-than-one-word/27687/4 "2023-03-23T10:36:48Z")

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Closed on March 23, 2023, 10:36am UTC

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