How to find books with a specific character such as "&"

FacetiousKnave · Today, 07:41 AM

I have a vast library and I want to identify the books that contain an ampersand symbol (&) in their titles.

However, when I type "&" in the search bar, I am still shown the complete list of books, as if Calibre is unable to distinguish this symbol.

Is there any workaround for this?

Thank you.

chaley · Today, 08:19 AM

You need to use the ‘Character variant’ search type. See the calibre search documentation.

Today, 07:41 AM	#1
FacetiousKnave Unconscionable Posts: 77 Karma: 20000 Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Helsinki Device: Kindle	How to find books with a specific character such as "&" I have a vast library and I want to identify the books that contain an ampersand symbol (&) in their titles. However, when I type "&" in the search bar, I am still shown the complete list of books, as if Calibre is unable to distinguish this symbol. Is there any workaround for this? Thank you.

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chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,850 Karma: 7035877 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	You need to use the ‘Character variant’ search type. See the calibre search documentation.

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