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by metadat 815 days ago
The search is bad.

Example: If you tag one entry with "meta" and another with "metaverse", then search bookmarks for "meta", you'll get the union of anything containing meta. Particularly problematic in the case of short terms like "ux", "go", or "c".

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Use the search filters.

> Add ^ to show only matches in your browsing history.

> Add * to show only matches in your bookmarks.

> Add + to show only matches in bookmarks you've tagged.

> Add % to show only matches in your currently open tabs.

> Add # to show only matches where every search term is part of the title or part of a tag.

> Add $ to show only matches where every search term is part of the web address (URL). The text “https://xn--ivg or “http://xn--ivg in the URL is ignored, but not “file:///”.

> Add ? to show only search suggestions.

You can select the search constraint in the dropdown if you don't want to memorize the list.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/address-bar-autocomplet...

I meant in the bookmark search, the search box which appears after pressing cmd/ctrl-b.

This is still an interesting workaround, I'll give a shot. Thanks!