# Pattern Analyzer with separator tokens

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pattern-analyzer-with-separator-tokens/9667>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 12, 2012, 8:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pattern-analyzer-with-separator-tokens/9667 "2012-11-12T08:51:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Duy\_Do](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/duy_do/32/18114_2.png) [@Duy\_Do](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Duy_Do)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 8:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pattern-analyzer-with-separator-tokens/9667/1 "2012-11-12T08:51:23Z")

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Hi,

I use noword pattern as analyzer:

"settings" : {  
"analysis" : {  
"analyzer": {  
"nonword" : {  
"type": "pattern",  
"pattern":"[^\w]+"  
}  
}  
}  
}

Beside word tokens, I also want to use non-word as tokens. Is it possible?

Thanks,  
Duy

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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, 3:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pattern-analyzer-with-separator-tokens/9667/2 "2017-07-06T03:04:52Z")

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