# Serach for "\*\*\*\*\*" string in a message

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/serach-for-string-in-a-message/166860>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [February 3, 2019, 11:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/serach-for-string-in-a-message/166860 "2019-02-03T11:52:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![itayc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47774/32.png) [@itayc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/itayc)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 11:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/serach-for-string-in-a-message/166860/1 "2019-02-03T11:52:58Z")

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Hello,

How can I search for a "\*\*\*\*\*" string within a message ?

Thank you

Itay.

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**Author:** ![Darshan\_Parab](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/darshan_parab/32/51098_2.png) [@Darshan\_Parab](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Darshan_Parab)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2019, 5:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/serach-for-string-in-a-message/166860/2 "2019-02-04T05:03:43Z")

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Have you tried escaping \*? like `\*\*\*\*\*`

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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:** [March 4, 2019, 5:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/serach-for-string-in-a-message/166860/3 "2019-03-04T05:03:46Z")

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