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Cheatsheet

This page lists every metatag available for tagging and searching, as well as additional information about syntax. For basic information about what tags are and how to use them, see the tag help page.
These metatags and search syntaxes are used to search for posts.

ā†‘ Basics [#Basics]

{{cat dog}}
Search for posts that are tagged with both [color=species]cat[/color] and [color=species]dog[/color]. Tags are separated by spaces. You can only have up to 40 tags[sup][#fn1]1[/sup] in a single search.
{{red_panda african_wild_dog}}
Words within each tag are separated by underscores.
{{~cat ~dog}} [#OrPrefix]
Search for posts that are tagged either [color=species]cat[/color] or [color=species]dog[/color] (or both). May not work well when combined with other syntaxes[sup][#fn2]2[/sup].
{{-chicken}} [#NotPrefix] [#NegatedPrefix]
Search for posts that don't have the [color=species]chicken[/color] tag.
{{fox -chicken}}
Search for posts that are tagged with [color=species]fox[/color] and are not tagged with [color=species]chicken[/color].
{{african_*}} [#Wildcard]
Search for posts with any tag that starts with `african_`, such as [color=species]african_wild_dog[/color] or [color=species]african_golden_cat[/color]. May not work well when combined with other syntaxes, and may give incomplete results[sup]2[/sup]. Do not rely on wildcards being perfect.
Limit one wildcard per search.
{{-african_*}} [#NegatedWildcard]
Search for posts with no tags that start with `african_`, such as [color=species]african_wild_dog[/color] or [color=species]african_golden_cat[/color].
There are no limits for how many negated wildcards can be used in a search.
{{( ~cat ~tiger ~leopard ) ( ~dog ~wolf )}} [#GroupSyntax]
Search for posts that are tagged with one (or more) of [color=species]cat[/color], [color=species]tiger[/color], or [color=species]leopard[/color], and one (or more) of [color=species]dog[/color] or [color=species]wolf[/color].
[quote=#00CCFF]h5. ā“˜ Important
The opening parenthesis must be followed by a space, and the closing parenthesis must follow a space; this requirement prevents them from being mistaken for a tag that includes a parenthesis (like "many character tags":[/tags?commit=Search&search%5Bcategory%5D=4&search%5Bname_matches%5D=*_(*)] do).
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The Power of Implications
Many tags are implied by other tags, and in cases like this example, searching for the implied tag might be better than trying to list everything that tag implies. For example, [color=species]cat[/color] is aliased to domestic cat, and domestic cat, tiger and leopard are all members of Felidae, the cat family, and thus all imply [color=species]felid[/color], while [color=species]dog[/color] (aliased to domestic dog) & wolf both imply Canid (the dog family). When trying to find posts with any kind of feline and any kind of canine, try searching for {{felid canid}} instead.
You can find a tag's aliases & implications listed at the bottom of the tag's wiki page, you can search for "aliases":/tag_aliases & "implications":/tag_implications directly, and you can use our "Tag MetaSearch":[/meta_searches/tags] to search for tags, aliases, & implications at the same time.
Implication Chains
Some tags have implications that imply other tags, creating a "chain" of implications. For example, hyper_breasts implies huge_breasts, which implies big_breasts, which implies breasts. Because of this, any post tagged with:
This is useful for people searching for posts with one of the implied tags who also wants to see posts with any tag beyond that point in the chain, but might not always be what you want.
  • `hyper_breasts` will also automatically have `huge_breasts`, `big_breasts`, & `breasts`
  • `huge_breasts` will also automatically have `big_breasts` & `breasts`
  • `big_breasts` will also automatically have `breasts`
If you would like to search for posts which have one of the tags further down the chain (e.g. `breasts`) without including results for the tags that directly or indirectly imply it (e.g. `huge_breasts`), you can search for posts without that implying tag, which also removes posts with tags that imply that removed tag (e.g. `hyper_breasts`). For example, {{breasts -huge_breasts}} will include posts tagged with `breasts` (including posts with the implying tag `big_breasts`), but excluding posts with `huge_breasts` (which will also remove all posts with tagged with `hyper_breasts` from the results).
Advanced Group Syntax
  • The aforementioned `-` & `~` prefixes can be used on groups themselves. For example, {{~( felid -leopard ) ~( leopard tiger )}} will find posts with felids, but won't allow any posts with a [color=species]leopard[/color] unless there's also a [color=species]tiger[/color].
  • Groups can also be nested within one another. For example, {{( ~( felid -leopard ) ~( leopard tiger ) ) dog}} will return posts with either non-[color=species]leopard[/color] [color=species]felid[/color]s or with both a [color=species]leopard[/color] & a [color=species]tiger[/color], and then keep only posts that also have a [color=species]dog[/color].
    • You can only nest groups 10 levels deep.
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Most searches automatically remove deleted posts from results; see here for more info.
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`e621:cheatsheet#Basics`

Metatags

In addition to using tags, you can also search based on the post's metadata using the appropriate metatag[sup][#fn3]3[/sup]. The remainder of this guide is focused on the available metatags you can use.[sup][#fn4]4[/sup]
[quote=yellow]h5. āš  Warning
Do not assume using these on the blacklist will work; many of these are not available on the blacklist, & some that are behave differently than when used while searching. Please see "here":[/help/blacklist#metatags] for the list of blacklist metatags & their differences.
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ā†‘ Sorting [#Sorting]

By default, posts are ordered from highest ID to lowest ID (newest posts first). This is the same as {{order:id}}.
Adding the "limit:" metatag will increase or decrease the number of posts per page, otherwise following the normal rules for your current sorting method.
  • {{votedup:me order:random limit:1}} will return a single post that you have upvoted, with no pagination.
  • {{order:id_asc limit:1}} will display the single oldest post, with the next pages containing the second oldest, the third oldest, etc.
  • {{limit:10}} will display the 10 newest posts, with the next pages containing posts 11 through 20, 21 through 30, etc.
[ltable]
Search | What it does | Search | What it does
{{order:id}} | Oldest to newest | {{order:id_desc}} | Newest to oldest
{{order:score}} | Highest score first | {{order:score_asc}} | Lowest score first
{{order:favcount}} | Most favorites first | {{order:favcount_asc}} | Least favorites first
{{order:comment_count}} | Most comments first | {{order:comment_count_asc}} | Least comments first
{{order:comment_bumped}} | Posts with the newest bumped comments | {{order:comment_bumped_asc}} | Posts that have not had bumped comments for the longest time
{{order:mpixels}} | Largest resolution first | {{order:mpixels_asc}} | Smallest resolution first
{{order:filesize}} | Largest file size first | {{order:filesize_asc}} | Smallest file size first
{{order:landscape}} | Wide and short to tall and thin | {{order:portrait}} | Tall and thin to wide and short
{{order:change}} | Sorts by last update sequence, highest to lowest | {{order:change_asc}} | Sorts by last update sequence, lowest to highest
{{order:duration}} | Video duration longest to shortest | {{order:duration_asc}} | Video duration shortest to longest
{{order:random}} | Orders posts randomly * | {{order:hot}} | The order used by the "'Hot' page":/posts?tags=order%3Ahot
{{order:comment}} | Posts with the newest comments | {{order:comment_asc}} | Posts that have not been commented on for the longest time
{{order:created}} | Newest post date first | {{order:created_asc}} | Oldest post date first
{{order:updated}} | Most recently "updated":/forum_topics/57161#forum_post_452994 post first | {{order:updated_asc}} | Least recently updated post first
{{order:note}} | Most recent note first | {{order:note_asc}} | No note/oldest note first
{{order:tagcount}} | Most tags first | {{order:tagcount_asc}} | Least tags first
{{order:general_tags}} | Most [color=general]general[/color] tags first | {{order:general_tags_asc}} | Least [color=general]general[/color] tags first
{{order:artist_tags}} | Most [color=artist]artist[/color] tags first | {{order:artist_tags_asc}} | Least [color=artist]artist[/color] tags first
{{order:contributor_tags}} | Most [color=contributor]contributor[/color] tags first | {{order:contributor_tags_asc}} | Least [color=contributor]contributor[/color] tags first
{{order:copyright_tags}} | Most [color=copyright]copyright[/color] tags first | {{order:copyright_tags_asc}} | Least [color=copyright]copyright[/color] tags first
{{order:character_tags}} | Most [color=character]character[/color] tags first | {{order:character_tags_asc}} | Least [color=character]character[/color] tags first
{{order:species_tags}} | Most [color=species]species[/color] tags first | {{order:species_tags_asc}} | Least [color=species]species[/color] tags first
{{order:invalid_tags}} | Most [color=invalid]invalid[/color] tags first | {{order:invalid_tags_asc}} | Least [color=invalid]invalid[/color] tags first
{{order:meta_tags}} | Most [color=meta]meta[/color] tags first | {{order:meta_tags_asc}} | Least [color=meta]meta[/color] tags first
{{order:lore_tags}} | Most [color=lore]lore[/color] tags first | {{order:lore_tags_asc}} | Least [color=lore]lore[/color] tags first
{{order:md5}} | Highest MD5 checksum to lowest | {{order:md5_asc}} | Lowest MD5 checksum to highest
[/ltable]
[quote]
* If you need deterministic results, you can use {{randseed:123}} instead of (or alongside) `order:random`; passing the same seed will return the same set of random posts. This supports pagination, and the following pages will contain no duplicates. Seeds must be numbers.[sup][#fn5]5[/sup]
Almost all `order`s can be reversed by adding a `-` before the metatag. For example, `-order:score` is equivalent to `order:score_asc`, and `-order:score_asc` is equivalent to `order:score`. If the order category isn't capable of being reversed, it will be equivalent to the non-negated version.
Full List (including shorthand variants)
Many of these have alternative forms that are removed from the autocomplete to minimize bloat. Here are all valid `order` metatags, with each item in a cell being equivalent to every other item in that cell.
[ltable]
Category | Main Ordering | Reversed Ordering
Creation Date | `order:created_at`, `order:created_at_desc`, `-order:created_at_asc`, `order:created`, `order:created_desc`, `-order:created_asc` | `-order:created_at`, `-order:created_at_desc`, `order:created_at_asc`, `-order:created`, `-order:created_desc`, `order:created_asc`
Update Date | `order:updated_at`, `order:updated_at_desc`, `-order:updated_at_asc`, `order:updated`, `order:updated_desc`, `-order:updated_asc` | `-order:updated_at`, `-order:updated_at_desc`, `order:updated_at_asc`, `-order:updated`, `-order:updated_desc`, `order:updated_asc`
Comment | `order:comm`, `order:comm_desc`, `-order:comm_asc`, `order:comment`, `order:comment_desc`, `-order:comment_asc` | `-order:comm`, `-order:comm_desc`, `order:comm_asc`, `-order:comment`, `-order:comment_desc`, `order:comment_asc`
Comment Bumped | `order:comm_bumped`, `order:comm_bumped_desc`, `-order:comm_bumped_asc`, `order:comment_bumped`, `order:comment_bumped_desc`, `-order:comment_bumped_asc` | `-order:comm_bumped`, `-order:comm_bumped_desc`, `order:comm_bumped_asc`, `-order:comment_bumped`, `-order:comment_bumped_desc`, `order:comment_bumped_asc`
Comment Count | `order:comm_count`, `order:comm_count_desc`, `-order:comm_count_asc`, `order:comment_count`, `order:comment_count_desc`, `-order:comment_count_asc` | `-order:comm_count`, `-order:comm_count_desc`, `order:comm_count_asc`, `-order:comment_count`, `-order:comment_count_desc`, `order:comment_count_asc`
Filesize | `order:size`, `order:size_desc`, `-order:size_asc`, `order:filesize`, `order:filesize_desc`, `-order:filesize_asc` | `-order:size`, `-order:size_desc`, `order:size_asc`, `-order:filesize`, `-order:filesize_desc`, `order:filesize_asc`
Aspect Ratio | `order:ratio`, `order:ratio_desc`, `-order:ratio_asc`, `order:aspect_ratio`, `order:aspect_ratio_desc`, `-order:aspect_ratio_asc`, `-order:portrait`, `order:landscape` | `-order:ratio`, `-order:ratio_desc`, `order:ratio_asc`, `-order:aspect_ratio`, `-order:aspect_ratio_desc`, `order:aspect_ratio_asc`, `order:portrait`, `-order:landscape`
Resolution | `order:mpixels`, `order:mpixels_desc`, `-order:mpixels_asc` | `-order:mpixels`, `-order:mpixels_desc`, `order:mpixels_asc`
[color=general]General[/color] Tags | `order:general_tags`, `order:general_tags_desc`, `-order:general_tags_asc`, `order:gentags`, `order:gentags_desc`, `-order:gentags_asc` | `-order:general_tags`, `-order:general_tags_desc`, `order:general_tags_asc`, `-order:gentags`, `-order:gentags_desc`, `order:gentags_asc`
[color=artist]Artist[/color] Tags | `order:artist_tags`, `order:artist_tags_desc`, `-order:artist_tags_asc`, `order:arttags`, `order:arttags_desc`, `-order:arttags_asc` | `-order:artist_tags`, `-order:artist_tags_desc`, `order:artist_tags_asc`, `-order:arttags`, `-order:arttags_desc`, `order:arttags_asc`
[color=contributor]Contributor[/color] Tags | `order:contributor_tags`, `order:contributor_tags_desc`, `-order:contributor_tags_asc`, `order:conttags`, `order:conttags_desc`, `-order:conttags_asc` | `-order:contributor_tags`, `-order:contributor_tags_desc`, `order:contributor_tags_asc`, `-order:conttags`, `-order:conttags_desc`, `order:conttags_asc`
[color=copyright]Copyright[/color] Tags | `order:copyright_tags`, `order:copyright_tags_desc`, `-order:copyright_tags_asc`, `order:copytags`, `order:copytags_desc`, `-order:copytags_asc` | `-order:copyright_tags`, `-order:copyright_tags_desc`, `order:copyright_tags_asc`, `-order:copytags`, `-order:copytags_desc`, `order:copytags_asc`
[color=character]Character[/color] Tags | `order:character_tags`, `order:character_tags_desc`, `-order:character_tags_asc`, `order:chartags`, `order:chartags_desc`, `-order:chartags_asc` | `-order:character_tags`, `-order:character_tags_desc`, `order:character_tags_asc`, `-order:chartags`, `-order:chartags_desc`, `order:chartags_asc`
[color=species]Species[/color] Tags | `order:species_tags`, `order:species_tags_desc`, `-order:species_tags_asc`, `order:spectags`, `order:spectags_desc`, `-order:spectags_asc` | `-order:species_tags`, `-order:species_tags_desc`, `order:species_tags_asc`, `-order:spectags`, `-order:spectags_desc`, `order:spectags_asc`
[color=invalid]Invalid[/color] Tags | `order:invalid_tags`, `order:invalid_tags_desc`, `-order:invalid_tags_asc`, `order:invtags`, `order:invtags_desc`, `-order:invtags_asc` | `-order:invalid_tags`, `-order:invalid_tags_desc`, `order:invalid_tags_asc`, `-order:invtags`, `-order:invtags_desc`, `order:invtags_asc`
[color=meta]Meta[/color] Tags | `order:meta_tags`, `order:meta_tags_desc`, `-order:meta_tags_asc`, `order:metatags`, `order:metatags_desc`, `-order:metatags_asc` | `-order:meta_tags`, `-order:meta_tags_desc`, `order:meta_tags_asc`, `-order:metatags`, `-order:metatags_desc`, `order:metatags_asc`
[color=lore]Lore[/color] Tags | `order:lore_tags`, `order:lore_tags_desc`, `-order:lore_tags_asc`, `order:lortags`, `order:lortags_desc`, `-order:lortags_asc` | `-order:lore_tags`, `-order:lore_tags_desc`, `order:lore_tags_asc`, `-order:lortags`, `-order:lortags_desc`, `order:lortags_asc`
Id | `order:id`, `-order:id_desc`, `order:id_asc` | `-order:id`, `order:id_desc`, `-order:id_asc`
Score | `order:score`, `order:score_desc`, `-order:score_asc` | `-order:score`, `-order:score_desc`, `order:score_asc`
MD5 | `order:md5`, `order:md5_desc`, `-order:md5_asc` | `-order:md5`, `-order:md5_desc`, `order:md5_asc`
Favorite Count | `order:favcount`, `order:favcount_desc`, `-order:favcount_asc` | `-order:favcount`, `-order:favcount_desc`, `order:favcount_asc`
Note | `order:note`, `order:note_desc`, `-order:note_asc` | `-order:note`, `-order:note_desc`, `order:note_asc`
Tag Count | `order:tagcount`, `order:tagcount_desc`, `-order:tagcount_asc` | `-order:tagcount`, `-order:tagcount_desc`, `order:tagcount_asc`
Change Seq | `order:change`, `order:change_desc`, `-order:change_asc` | `-order:change`, `-order:change_desc`, `order:change_asc`
Duration | `order:duration`, `order:duration_desc`, `-order:duration_asc` | `-order:duration`, `-order:duration_desc`, `order:duration_asc`
Random | `order:random`, `-order:random` | No Reversed Ordering Supported
Hot | `order:hot`, `-order:hot` | No Reversed Ordering Supported
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ā†‘ User-Based Metatags [#UserMetatags]

These metatags are used to search for posts based on user-related information.
The basic form is `metatag:username` (e.g., `favoritedby:Bob`). You can also search for these by the user's id by adding an exclamation point before the id. For example, `user:!17633` searches for posts uploaded by a user with the ID # 17633, rather than the name "17633". When logged in, you can use `metatag:me` (e.g. `favoritedby:me`) as a shorthand for your username.
[ltable]
Search | What it does
{{user_id:17633}}* | Posts uploaded by a user with the ID # 17633, rather than the name "17633"
{{user:Bob}} | Posts uploaded by Bob
{{fav:Bob}}/{{favoritedby:Bob}}. | Posts favorited by Bob; will not work for anyone but Bob if they have their favorites hidden
{{voted:anything}}** | Posts you voted on. Only works while logged in.
{{votedup:anything}}/{{upvote:anything}}** | Posts you upvoted. Only works while logged in.
{{voteddown:anything}}/{{downvote:anything}}** | Posts you downvoted. Only works while logged in.
{{approver:Bob}} | Posts approved by Bob
{{deletedby:Bob}} | Posts deleted by Bob
{{commenter:Bob}}/{{comm:Bob}} | Posts commented on by Bob
{{noter:Bob}} | Posts with notes written by Bob
{{noteupdater:Bob}} | Posts with notes updated by Bob
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[quote]
* This metatag cannot use the `metatag:!user_id` syntax, nor the `metatag:me` syntax.
** `anything` can be replaced with any text; it will only return results for the logged-in user. Only staff members can search another user's votes.
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`e621:cheatsheet#UserMetatags`

ā†‘ Post-Based Metatags [#PostMetatags]

These metatags are used to search for posts based on post-related information.
[section,expanded=Counts] [#Counts]
[ltable]
Tag counts | What it does | Supported syntax
{{id:100}} | Post with an ID of 100 | "range":[#rangesyntax]
{{score:100}} | Posts with a score of 100 | "range":[#rangesyntax]
{{favcount:100}} | Posts with exactly 100 favorites | "range":[#rangesyntax]
{{comment_count:100}} | Posts with exactly 100 comments | "range":[#rangesyntax]
{{tagcount:2}} | Posts with exactly 2 tags | "range":[#rangesyntax]
{{gentags:2}} | Posts with exactly 2 [color=general]general[/color] tags | "range":[#rangesyntax]
{{arttags:2}} | Posts with exactly 2 [color=artist]artist[/color] tags | "range":[#rangesyntax]
{{conttags:2}} | Posts with exactly 2 [color=contributor]contributor[/color] tags | "range":[#rangesyntax]
{{copytags:2}} | Posts with exactly 2 [color=copyright]copyright[/color] tags | "range":[#rangesyntax]
{{chartags:2}} | Posts with exactly 2 [color=character]character[/color] tags | "range":[#rangesyntax]
{{spectags:2}} | Posts with exactly 2 [color=species]species[/color] tags | "range":[#rangesyntax]
{{invtags:2}} | Posts with exactly 2 [color=invalid]invalid[/color] tags | "range":[#rangesyntax]
{{metatags:2}} | Posts with exactly 2 [color=meta]meta[/color] tags | "range":[#rangesyntax]
{{lortags:2}} | Posts with exactly 2 [color=lore]lore[/color] tags | "range":[#rangesyntax]
[/ltable]
`e621:cheatsheet#Counts`
[section,expanded=Rating] [#Rating]
[ltable]
Rating | Shorthand | What it does
{{rating:safe}} | {{rating:s}} | Posts rated "safe":[/help/ratings#safe]
{{rating:questionable}} | {{rating:q}} | Posts rated "questionable":[/help/ratings#questionable]
{{rating:explicit}} | {{rating:e}} | Posts rated "explicit":[/help/ratings#explicit]
[/ltable]
`e621:cheatsheet#Rating`
[section,expanded=File Types] [#FileTypes]
[ltable]
"File type":[/help/supported_filetypes] | What it does
{{type:jpg}} | Posts that are JPG, a type of image
{{type:png}} | Posts that are PNG, a type of image (may be animated; see animated_png)
{{type:gif}} | Posts that are GIF, a type of image (frequently animated)
{{type:webp}} | Posts that are WebP, a type of image (may be animated)
{{type:mp4}} | Posts that are MP4, a type of video
{{type:swf}} | Posts that are Flash, a legacy format used for animation & interactivity
{{type:webm}} | Posts that are WebM, a type of video
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`e621:cheatsheet#FileTypes`
[section,expanded=Image Size] [#ImageSize]
[ltable]
Image Size | What it does | Supported syntax
{{width:100}} | Posts with a width of 100 pixels | "range":[#rangesyntax]
{{height:100}} | Posts with a length of 100 pixels | "range":[#rangesyntax]
{{mpixels:1}} | Posts that are 1 megapixel (a 1000x1000 image equals 1 megapixel) | "range":[#rangesyntax]
{{ratio:4:3}} | Search for posts with a ratio of 4:3. This also supports decimal values (e.g. {{ratio:1.33}}). All ratios are rounded to two digits, therefore 1.33 will return posts with a ratio of 4:3. | "range":[#rangesyntax]
{{filesize:200KB}} | Posts with a file size of 200 kilobytes. File sizes within Ā±5% of the value are included. | "range":[#rangesyntax]
{{filesize:2MB}} | Posts with a file size of 2 megabytes. File sizes within Ā±5% of the value are included. | "range":[#rangesyntax]
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`e621:cheatsheet#ImageSize`
[section,expanded=Post Status] [#Status]
[ltable]
Post status | What it does
{{status:pending}} | Posts that are waiting to be approved or deleted
{{status:active}}* | Posts that have been approved
{{status:deleted}}* | Posts that have been deleted
{{status:flagged}} | Posts that are flagged for deletion
{{status:modqueue}} | Posts that are pending or flagged
{{status:any}}*/{{status:all}}* | All active or deleted posts
[/ltable]
[quote]
* Disables implicit filtering of deleted posts from results. Note that adding `-status:deleted` to a search outside of a group will disable implicit filtering, but still explicitly remove all deleted posts from the results. Adding a deletedby metatag or delreason metatag with any value will also disable this.
[/quote]
Advanced Details
  • This metatag does not support the "~" prefix.
  • Only 1 `status` metatag may be used in a search. Using groups, you may use 1 `status` metatag outside of all groups & 1 `status` metatag per each group, with each nested group also being able to use 1 additional `status` metatag.
    • If that's confusing, it might help to think of each group being processed independently of all other groups (including the overall search as an implicit root group); there's only space to store 1 `status` metatag per group, but each group has its own space for their own single `status` metatag.
[section,expanded=Dates] [#Dates]
[ltable]
Single day | | What it does | Supported syntax
{{date:2012-04-27}} | {{date:april/27/2012}} | Search for posts uploaded on a specific date; assumes year-month-day format by default. | "range":[#rangesyntax]
{{date:today}} | {{date:yesterday}} | Same as above, but specific to today and yesterday | "range":[#rangesyntax]
[/ltable]
[#TimePeriod]
[ltable]
Simple time period | What it does | Supported syntax
{{date:day}} | Posts from the last day | "range":[#rangesyntax], "ago":[#agosyntax], "yester":[#yestersyntax]
{{date:week}} | Posts from the last 7 days | "range":[#rangesyntax], "ago":[#agosyntax], "yester":[#yestersyntax]
{{date:month}} | Posts from the last 30 days | "range":[#rangesyntax], "ago":[#agosyntax], "yester":[#yestersyntax]
{{date:year}} | Posts from the last 365 days | "range":[#rangesyntax], "ago":[#agosyntax], "yester":[#yestersyntax]
{{date:decade}} | Posts from the last decade | "range":[#rangesyntax]*
[/ltable]
[quote]* Only x..decade is supported (e.g., {{date:decade..year}})[/quote]
[#AgoSyntax]
[ltable]
Ago syntax | What it does | Supported syntax
{{date:5_days_ago}} | Posts from within the last 5 days | "range":[#rangesyntax]**
{{date:5_weeks_ago}} | Posts from within the last 5 weeks | "range":[#rangesyntax]**, "yester":[#yestersyntax]
{{date:5_months_ago}} | Posts from within the last 5 months | "range":[#rangesyntax]**, "yester":[#yestersyntax]
{{date:5_years_ago}} | Posts from within the last 5 years | "range":[#rangesyntax]**, "yester":[#yestersyntax]
[/ltable]
[quote]** If used as the first of a range, will start at the first day of that range. For example, {{date:year..month}} will range from 30 days ago to 1 year ago.[/quote]
[#YesterSyntax]
[ltable]
Yester syntax | What it does | Supported syntax
{{date:yesterweek}} | Posts from last week | "ago":[#agosyntax]
{{date:yestermonth}} | Posts from last month | "ago":[#agosyntax]
{{date:yesteryear}} | Posts from last year | "ago":[#agosyntax]
{{date:5_yesteryears_ago}} | Posts from 5 years ago |
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`e621:cheatsheet#Dates`
[section,expanded=Text Searching] [#TextSearching]
[ltable]
Text searching | What it does
{{source:*example.com}} | Posts with a source that contains `example.com`, prefix matched, use wildcards as needed
{{source:none}} | Posts without a source
{{description:whatever}} * | Posts with a description that contains the text `whatever`.
{{note:whatever}} * | Posts with a note that contains the text `whatever`
{{delreason:*whatever}} * | Deleted posts that contain a reason with the text `whatever`, prefix matched, use wildcards as needed
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* These can search for text with spaces in it by wrapping the text in `"` (e.g. {{description:"hello there"}} will search for posts with a description that contains the text `hello there`).[sup]4[/sup]
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`e621:cheatsheet#TextSearching`
[section,expanded=Parents and Children] [#ParentsAndChildren]
[ltable]
Parents and Children | Opposite | What it does
{{ischild:true}}/{{hasparent:true}} | {{ischild:false}}/{{hasparent:false}} | Posts that are(n't) a child
{{isparent:true}}/{{haschild:true}}/{{haschildren:true}} | {{isparent:false}}/{{haschild:false}}/{{haschildren:false}} | Posts that are(n't) a parent
{{parent:1234}} | | Posts with a parent of 1234
{{parent:none}} | {{parent:any}} | Posts with no(/any) parent; same as {{ischild:false}}(/{{ischild:true}})
{{child:none}} | {{child:any}} | Posts with no(/any) child; same as {{isparent:false}}(/{{isparent:true}})
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`e621:cheatsheet#ParentsAndChildren`
[section,expanded=Locks] [#Locks]
Posts can be put in a state where certain properties cannot be changed; this prevents further incorrect actions, & is only done after numerous incorrect changes have been made to the post. For example, users missing a hard-to-spot genital & rating the post "Safe":[/help/ratings#Safe] instead of "Explicit":[/help/ratings#Explicit] might get the rating locked, users thinking photo-realistic posts are genuine photos & flagging for violating the "Uploading Guidelines":[/help/uploading_guidelines#bad:~:text=Irrelevant%20photographs] might get the status locked, & users incorrectly adding notes for an intentional "typo" might get the notes locked.
[ltable]
Metatag | | | What it does
{{ratinglocked:true}}/{{locked:rating}} | {{ratinglocked:false}}/{{-locked:rating}} | {{~locked:rating}} | Posts with rating (un)locked
{{notelocked:true}}/{{locked:note}}/{{locked:notes}} | {{notelocked:false}}/{{-locked:note}}/{{-locked:notes}} | {{~locked:note}} | Posts with notes (un)locked
{{statuslocked:true}}/{{locked:status}} | {{statuslocked:false}}/{{-locked:status}} | {{~locked:status}} | Posts with status (un)locked
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`e621:cheatsheet#Locks`
[section,expanded=Other] [#Other]
[ltable]
Metatag | | What it does
{{hassource:true}} | {{hassource:false}} | Posts with or without a source
{{hasdescription:true}} | {{hasdescription:false}} | Posts with or without a description
{{inpool:true}} | {{inpool:false}} | Posts that are or aren't in a pool
{{pending_replacements:true}} | {{pending_replacements:false}} | Posts that have or don't have any pending replacements
{{artverified:true}} | {{artverified:false}} | Posts that were or were not uploaded by "artists":[/help/artists] who are "verified ":[/help/staff#verification]
{{pool:4}} | {{pool:fox_and_the_grapes}} | Posts in the pool "Fox and the Grapes"
{{set:17}} | {{set:cute_rabbits}} | Posts in the set with the short name "cute_rabbits"
"md5:02dd0...":/posts?tags=md5:02dd017837ba30c343cbfc38e159daf0 | | Post with the given MD5 hash. MD5 hashes will never be shared by more than one image.
{{duration:>120}} | | Videos with a duration of at least 120 seconds
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`e621:cheatsheet#Other`

ā†‘ Range Syntax [#RangeSyntax]

Some of the prior metatags support searching for a range of values:
[ltable]
Search | Equivalent Form | What it does
{{id:100}} | | Post with an ID of exactly 100
"id:100,121,144,...":[/posts?tags=id%3A100%2C121%2C144%2C169]* | | Post with an ID of either 100, 121, 144, ...
{{date:year..month}} | | Posts uploaded between 30 days ago and 1 year ago
{{filesize:200KB..300KB}} | | Posts with a file size between 200 kilobytes and 300 kilobytes
{{score:25..50}} | | Posts with a score between 25 and 50
{{score:>=100}} | {{score:100..}} | Posts with a score of 100 or greater (100+)
{{score:>100}} | {{-score:<=100}} | Posts with a score greater than 100 (101+)
{{favcount:<=100}} | {{favcount:..100}} | Posts with 100 or less favorites (0-100)
{{favcount:<100}} | {{-favcount:>=100}} | Posts with less than 100 favorites (0-99)
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* A maximum of 320 values can be added with this syntax.
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`e621:cheatsheet#RangeSyntax`
[#fn1n][sup]^1: Metatags count towards this limit.[/sup]
[#fn2n][sup]^2: Specifically, the wildcard & `~tag` syntaxes do not combine well. Behind the scenes, tag wildcards (but not metatag wildcards) are implemented by adding the 40 most popular matching tags to the same internal list as tags prefixed with `~`. E.g. `~eagle ~domestic_dog *_cat` is the same as `~eagle ~domestic_dog ~domestic_cat ~calico_cat ~tabby_cat...` & not `~eagle ~domestic_dog ( ~domestic_cat ~calico_cat ~tabby_cat... )` as you might have assumed. Additionally, using both of these together (e.g. `~*_cat ~tiger`) simply adds the tag to the list directly without performing the wildcard resolution (e.g. posts tagged with either `*_cat` or `~tiger`), effectively discarding that item from the search, as no tag can include a `*`. These quirks do not apply to negated wildcards.[/sup]
[#fn3n][sup]^3: To avoid confusion, these metatags (1 word; i.e. dynamic psuedo-tags operating on the post's metadata) are not to be confused with [color=meta]meta[/color] tags (2 words; i.e. normal tags that describe meta information about the post itself). All references to "metatags" are referring to the former (1 word), with limited exceptions in the Sorting & Counts sections.[/sup]
[#fn4n][sup]^4: All metatags can accept values wrapped in double quotation marks (e.g. `status:"deleted"`). Since the only purpose of this is to accept a value with spaces, this will only be explicitly shown for the few tags that can actually benefit from inputting a value with spaces.[/sup]
[#fn5n][sup]^5: A non-number value will be converted to the value of the first characters that are numbers, or `0` if it doesn't start with numbers. E.g. {{randseed:21guns id:2279590..2279599}} is the same as {{randseed:21 id:2279590..2279599}} & {{randseed:21hundred_hours id:2279590..2279599}}, and {{randseed:invalid_value id:2279590..2279599}} is the same as {{randseed:0 id:2279590..2279599}} & {{randseed:a_completely_different_wrong_value id:2279590..2279599}}. Additionally, as demonstrated here, simply using `randseed:` will use `order:random` by default.[/sup]
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