# Request without field - Case insensitive mystery

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/request-without-field-case-insensitive-mystery/290852>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [December 3, 2021, 8:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/request-without-field-case-insensitive-mystery/290852 "2021-12-03T08:54:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Florent\_Fauvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d2c977/32.png) [@Florent\_Fauvin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Florent_Fauvin)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 8:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/request-without-field-case-insensitive-mystery/290852/1 "2021-12-03T08:54:32Z")

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Hello !

I have a mystery I can't explain.

```auto
Request : process.name:calc.exe > 9 hits 
Request : process.name:CALC.exe > 0 hits
Request : CALC.exe (just it) > 11 hits (included the 9 previous hits )

```

When I do a request without a field, I have the impression that the request is certainly done on all the fields, but that it is also insensitive ??

How is it possible ?

Thank you for your help,

Florent

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**Author:** ![Florent\_Fauvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d2c977/32.png) [@Florent\_Fauvin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Florent_Fauvin)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2021, 8:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/request-without-field-case-insensitive-mystery/290852/2 "2021-12-06T08:29:08Z")

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We think we have found the answer :

- The .keyword field is case-sensitive
- The .text field is case-insensitive

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 4:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/request-without-field-case-insensitive-mystery/290852/3 "2021-12-07T04:08:33Z")

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That is correct 😃

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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:** [January 4, 2022, 4:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/request-without-field-case-insensitive-mystery/290852/4 "2022-01-04T04:08:47Z")

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