Search terms cheat sheet
These are mostly for the search page, but supported in most search boxes, for example when adding songs or artists to albums.
Note: for short queries the match mode by default is “Prefix match”, unless overridden as below. For longer queries, the “Words match” mode is used by default.
| Query | Meaning | Example | Finds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quotes | Exact match | ”Hatsune Miku” | Hatsune Miku |
| Trailing asterisk | Prefix match | Hatsune Miku* | Hatsune Miku, Hatsune Miku Append, Hatsune Miku V3 |
| Leading asterisk | Words match | *Mi | Hatsune Miku, SF-A2 codename miki |
| artist-type | Filter by artist type | artist-type:UTAU | Kasane Teto, Namine Ritsu |
| artist-tag | Filter by artist tag | artist-tag:vocaloid2 | Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka |
| VocaDB URL (Artist or Song) | Find by URL | http://vocadb.net/Ar/1 | Hatsune Miku |
| Video service URL | Find by URL | http://youtu.be/iOFZKwv_LfA | Odds & Ends |
| Underscore | Match any single character | Mik_ | Hatsune Miku, SF-A2 codename miki |