# How many characters needed at least when query one word

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-many-characters-needed-at-least-when-query-one-word/135653>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 13, 2018, 8:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-many-characters-needed-at-least-when-query-one-word/135653 "2018-06-13T08:45:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Anmao\_Zhang\_US\_Advis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dc4da7/32.png) [@Anmao\_Zhang\_US\_Advis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Anmao_Zhang_US_Advis)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2018, 8:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-many-characters-needed-at-least-when-query-one-word/135653/1 "2018-06-13T08:45:58Z")

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I want to search "Total Communications", no result found until i input 'Tota', or 'Total Communicatio'.

so what's the principle for this query?

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2018, 8:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-many-characters-needed-at-least-when-query-one-word/135653/2 "2018-06-13T08:59:29Z")

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By default? The whole term is needed.  
Unless you are using edge ngrams based analyzer.

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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 11, 2018, 9:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-many-characters-needed-at-least-when-query-one-word/135653/4 "2018-07-11T09:28:44Z")

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Closed on July 11, 2018, 9:28am UTC

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