# Google Images Search Operators | Google Search Central

# Google Images search operators


Similarly to web search, Google Images supports dedicated search operators, namely
`src:` and `imagesize:`. These operators only work on Google Images;
they have no effect on other Google properties.

## `src:` search operator


The `src:` search operator returns pages that reference the image URL in the `src` attribute
that's provided in the operator. For example:

```
src:https://example.com/media/carrot.jpg
```


The operator returns pages from any domain, not just the domain of the URL specified in the
operator. This may be helpful to learn which images you're hosting on your site are
[hotlinked](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotlink) by other sites.

## `imagesize:` search operator


The `imagesize:` search operator returns images of the dimension specified in the
operator. You must specify the dimension in width `x` height format. For example:

```
imagesize:1500x1000
```


This operator can be helpful in conjunction with the `src:` and `site:`
operator. For example, you can find an image of a certain size that was indexed on your site:

```html
src:https://example.com/media/carrot.jpg imagesize:500x1200
```


Using `imagesize:` with the `site:` operator, you can find images of the
exact size:

```html
site:https://example.com/ imagesize:500x1200
```

## Limitations


Because image search operators are bound by indexing and retrieval limits, you might not see
all of the results that may appear for a standard search query.