# Fuzzy queries and special characters

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fuzzy-queries-and-special-characters/24454>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 26, 2015, 7:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fuzzy-queries-and-special-characters/24454 "2015-06-26T19:07:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ajeis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ajeis/32/3489_2.png) [@ajeis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ajeis)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 7:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fuzzy-queries-and-special-characters/24454/1 "2015-06-26T19:07:41Z")

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Fuzzy query is not trying special characters. Steps -

curl -k -XPUT '[http://localhost:9200/test\_index/](http://localhost:9200/test_index/)' -d '{  
"mappings" : {  
"type1" : {  
"properties" : {  
"name" : {  
"type" : "string"  
}  
}  
}  
}  
}'

curl -k -XPOST '[http://localhost:9200/test\_index/type1/](http://localhost:9200/test_index/type1/)' -d '{  
"name" : "P!nk"  
}'

Search query - gives result  
{  
"query": {  
"query\_string": {  
"query": ""P!nk""  
}  
}  
}

Search query - no result  
{  
"query": {  
"query\_string": {  
"query": "Pink~1"  
}  
}  
}

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 12:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fuzzy-queries-and-special-characters/24454/2 "2017-07-06T00:05:07Z")

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Closed on July 6, 2017, 12:05am UTC