# Highlights in original order

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/highlights-in-original-order/56436>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 26, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/highlights-in-original-order/56436 "2016-07-26T18:59:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![hherman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@hherman1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hherman1)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/highlights-in-original-order/56436/1 "2016-07-26T18:59:24Z")

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I know the fast\_vector\_highlighter/postings highlighter do this, but is there anyway to get highlights in original order with the normal highlighter? The postings highlighter produces far too long highlights and I'd like to save disc space rather than use the vector highlighter.

Thanks!

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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 5, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/highlights-in-original-order/56436/2 "2017-07-05T22:32:45Z")

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