Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Jake Archibald @jaffathecake@mastodon.social

1/21/2026, 9:20:35 AM

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The CSS highlight API feels of little use to me vs it's complexity, so I'm probably unaware of some important use-cases. If it's a feature that's important to you, tell us why, here: https://github.com/web-platform-dx/developer-signals/issues/179

Custom highlights · Issue #179 · web-platform-dx/developer-signals

This GitHub issue is for collecting web developer signals for Custom highlights. Custom highlights style arbitrary text ranges, without adding extra elements to the DOM. Browser support Chrome 105 ...

github.com · GitHub

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