Search the web in Chrome

You can quickly find what you’re looking for on the Internet, in your bookmarks, and in your browsing history. A Chrome feature might not be available if your default search engine doesn't support it.

Tip: As you enter your search, you may get suggestions based on your web and app activity. You can delete suggestions from your search history or hide sections of suggestions based on your activity when they appear. Learn more about your activity.

If you search by voice often, the right of the search bar may display the shortcut Voice search . If it doesn't, and you want to add Voice search :

1. On your Android device, open Chrome .
2. Tap More Settings Toolbar shortcut.
3. Select Voice search.

You can find a specific word or phrase on a web page.

1. On your Android device, open Chrome .
2. Open a page.
3. At the top right, tap More Find in page.
4. Enter your search term.
5. Tap Search .
   • Matches are highlighted. To find all the matches on a page, use the markers on the scrollbar.

You can find more info about a specific word or phrase on a page with Touch to Search.

Important: To use Touch to Search, Google must be set as your default search engine.

1. On your Android device, open Chrome .
2. Open a page.
3. To highlight a word on a page, tap it or touch and hold it.
4. To show search results for the highlighted word, tap the panel that opens at the bottom of the page.

Turn Touch to Search on or off

1. On your Android device, open Chrome .
2. At the top right, tap More Settings Google services.
3. Tap Touch to Search.
4. Turn Touch to Search on or off.

Tip: To improve your search results, you can also turn on Include surrounding text in Google searches.

You can use Google Lens in Chrome to search anything you find, whether it’s something you come across on a website or a photo you take. Easily do things like identify plants or animals, find similar products, or translate text. Learn how to search with Google Lens in Chrome.

Related resources

• Set default search engine and site search shortcuts
• Use Google Voice Search
• Use your camera & microphone in Chrome
• Search with an image on Google
• Search with Google Lens in Chrome