Searching

The search bar in the sidebar (Timeline tab) and the global search overlay (Ctrl+F) both support advanced filter syntax on top of plain text search.

Plain Text

Typing any word filters elements whose title contains that word (case-insensitive).

roman

Filter Syntax

By type

is:event
is:span
is:era

Shows only elements of that type.

By tag

#military
#roman

Shows elements that have the given tag. The # must be directly followed by the tag name with no space.

By date

> 100
<= -500
>= 1776-07-04

Compares against the element's date (events) or start date (spans and eras). Negative numbers represent BCE years. Full dates use YYYY-MM-DD format.

Operator	Meaning
>	After
>=	On or after
<	Before
<=	On or before

Exact phrase

Wrap text in quotes to require an exact substring match.

"iron age"

Geographic data

has:coords

Shows only elements that have coordinates set (visible in Map View).

Combining Filters

AND (space) — space between terms means both must match.

is:event #military > 100

Events tagged #military that occur after year 100.

OR (pipe)

#roman | #greek

Elements tagged either #roman or #greek.

NOT (tilde)

~is:era

Excludes eras — shows only events and spans.

#military ~> 1000

Elements tagged #military that start on or before year 1000.

Grouping (parentheses)

(#roman | #greek) is:event

Events tagged either #roman or #greek.

~(is:span | is:era)

Only events.

Examples

Query	Result
julius caesar	Elements with "julius caesar" in the title
is:event > -100 < 100	Events between 100 BCE and 100 CE
#war ~is:era	Events and spans tagged #war
"first punic war"	Elements with that exact phrase in the title
#roman | #carthaginian	Elements tagged either faction
has:coords is:event	Events that have map coordinates
(#roman | #greek) > -500	Roman or Greek elements after 500 BCE