# Ampersand gets stripped out of search query

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ampersand-gets-stripped-out-of-search-query/366511
**Category:** Elastic Search
**Tags:** elastic-app-search
**Created:** [September 13, 2024, 7:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ampersand-gets-stripped-out-of-search-query/366511 "2024-09-13T07:06:45Z")
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### Author: ![Artem\_Shelkovnikov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/artem_shelkovnikov/32/134322_2.png) [@Artem\_Shelkovnikov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Artem_Shelkovnikov)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2024, 12:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ampersand-gets-stripped-out-of-search-query/366511/2 "2024-09-13T12:10:01Z")

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Hi @kudumine,

I think this topic might be relevant to you: [Searching with special characters doesn't work](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-with-special-characters-doesnt-work/279631)

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