नीचे Wildcard के इस्तेमाल के कुछ उत्कृष्ट उदाहरण दिये गए हैं:
| निम्न में से खोजने के लिए: | इनका इस्तेमाल करें | उदाहरण: |
| कोई एक अक्षर | ? | b?n finds “ban” and “bin” and “bun“ |
| किनही अक्षरों का समूह | * | l*p finds “lap” and “lockup“ |
| शब्द की शुरुआत | < | <(un) finds “understand” and “undetermined” but not “sunrise“ |
| शब्द का अंत | > | (in)> finds “in” and “within” but not “inside“ |
| दिये गए अक्षरों में से कोई | [ ] | t[io]n finds “tin” and “ton“ |
| शृंखला में से कोई एक अक्षर | [-] | [r-t]ight finds “right” and “sight” and “tight” but not “light“. Ranges must be in ascending order. |
| शृंखला में दिये अक्षरों के अलावा कोई भी अक्षर | [!x-z] | t[!a-m]ck finds “tock” and “tuck” but not “tack” or “tick“ |
| पिछले अक्षर की n घटनाएँ | {n} | fe{2}d finds “feed” but not “fed“ |
| पिछले अक्षर की कम से कम n घटनाएँ | {n,} | fe{1,}d finds “fed” and “feed“ |
| पिछले अक्षर की n से m घटनाएँ | {n,m} | 10{1,3} finds “10“, “100“, and “1000“ |
| पिछले अक्षर की एक से ज्यादा घटनाएँ | @ | lo@t finds “lot” and “loot“ |
इनके इस्तेमाल को समझने के लिए विडियो देखिये{:}{:en}Below are examples of different wildcards to use:
| To find: | Type: | For example: |
| Any single character | ? | b?n finds “ban” and “bin” and “bun“ |
| Any string of characters | * | l*p finds “lap” and “lockup“ |
| The beginning of a word | < | <(un) finds “understand” and “undetermined” but not “sunrise“ |
| The end of a word | > | (in)> finds “in” and “within” but not “inside“ |
| One of the specified characters | [ ] | t[io]n finds “tin” and “ton“ |
| Any single character in this range | [-] | [r-t]ight finds “right” and “sight” and “tight” but not “light“. Ranges must be in ascending order. |
| Any single character except the characters in the range inside the brackets | [!x-z] | t[!a-m]ck finds “tock” and “tuck” but not “tack” or “tick“ |
| Exactly n occurrences of the previous character or expression | {n} | fe{2}d finds “feed” but not “fed“ |
| At least n occurrences of the previous character or expression | {n,} | fe{1,}d finds “fed” and “feed“ |
| From n to m occurrences of the previous character or expression | {n,m} | 10{1,3} finds “10“, “100“, and “1000“ |
| One or more occurrences of the previous character or expression | @ | lo@t finds “lot” and “loot“ |