# Location Bar Characters

> Have trouble remembering the special characters that filter the location bar's results? ( ^ \* + % ~ # @ ) Like when you want to search only in bookmarks, or history, or open tabs, etc.? With this add-on a reminder is only a click away.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/location-bar-characters](https://chrome-stats.com/d/location-bar-characters)

## Overview

- **ID:** `location-bar-characters`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Paul Morris
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 36
- **Rating:** 3.40 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2014-05-09
- **Size:** 16 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/location-bar-characters/)

## Description

Location Bar Characters is a Firefox add-on that provides a toolbar button with a panel to remind you of the special characters that filter the location bar's search results. It helps you easily remember and use these characters to focus your search on bookmarks, history, open tabs, and more.

## Rankings

- #18,755 — Overall
- #23 — location
- #137 — chart

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This permission has no access or impact on the user's system or data, thus carrying no risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/location-bar-characters)