# How do I make Search recognize phone numbers with or without the "-"?

**URL:** <https://community.egain.com/t/how-do-i-make-search-recognize-phone-numbers-with-or-without-the/1820>\
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**Created:** [December 31, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.egain.com/t/how-do-i-make-search-recognize-phone-numbers-with-or-without-the/1820 "2024-12-31T17:37:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![JBuenaVista](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@JBuenaVista](https://community.egain.com/u/JBuenaVista)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.egain.com/t/how-do-i-make-search-recognize-phone-numbers-with-or-without-the/1820/1 "2024-12-31T17:37:03Z")

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Search without “-” = no results  
Search with “-” = multiple results

I tried adding “-” to the noise words list and Search without “-” = only one result

 ![Phone Search](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/egain/original/1X/6b0801f996880150952076a2ed663a3a4eaee270.png)