# Search and partial search using or not special characters

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-and-partial-search-using-or-not-special-characters/358172>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 25, 2024, 6:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-and-partial-search-using-or-not-special-characters/358172 "2024-04-25T06:50:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![DarshanOS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@DarshanOS](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DarshanOS)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 6:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-and-partial-search-using-or-not-special-characters/358172/1 "2024-04-25T06:50:56Z")

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The biggest issue reported by the test group was the inability to search for a partial designation with or without spaces or punction.

actual indexed field: AATCC EP12-2010e(2017)e2

Searchable fields : EP 12, EP-12

since EP12 and Ep-12 is partial match how can we find this ?

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**Author:** ![RabBit\_BR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rabbit_br/32/82261_2.png) [@RabBit\_BR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RabBit_BR)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-and-partial-search-using-or-not-special-characters/358172/2 "2024-04-26T16:37:49Z")

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Hi @DarshanOS

Provide your mapping, example documents, query search and the expected results, so that we can understand the behavior.