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URL Params
You can change DuckDuckGo settings via URL parameters by adding them after the search query, for example:
    http://duckduckgo.com/?q=search&kp=-1&kl=us-en
Result Settings
Safe Search: kp = 1 for On; -1 for Off.
Region: kl =
  • xa-ar for Arabia
  • xa-en for Arabia (en)
  • ar-es for Argentina
  • au-en for Australia
  • at-de for Austria
  • be-fr for Belgium (fr)
  • be-nl for Belgium (nl)
  • br-pt for Brazil
  • bg-bg for Bulgaria
  • ca-en for Canada
  • ca-fr for Canada (fr)
  • ct-ca for Catalan
  • cl-es for Chile
  • cn-zh for China
  • co-es for Colombia
  • hr-hr for Croatia
  • cz-cs for Czech Republic
  • dk-da for Denmark
  • ee-et for Estonia
  • fi-fi for Finland
  • fr-fr for France
  • de-de for Germany
  • gr-el for Greece
  • hk-tzh for Hong Kong
  • hu-hu for Hungary
  • in-en for India
  • id-id for Indonesia
  • id-en for Indonesia (en)
  • ie-en for Ireland
  • il-he for Israel
  • it-it for Italy
  • jp-jp for Japan
  • kr-kr for Korea
  • lv-lv for Latvia
  • lt-lt for Lithuania
  • xl-es for Latin America
  • my-ms for Malaysia
  • my-en for Malaysia (en)
  • mx-es for Mexico
  • nl-nl for Netherlands
  • nz-en for New Zealand
  • no-no for Norway
  • pe-es for Peru
  • ph-en for Philippines
  • ph-tl for Philippines (tl)
  • pl-pl for Poland
  • pt-pt for Portugal
  • ro-ro for Romania
  • ru-ru for Russia
  • sg-en for Singapore
  • sk-sk for Slovak Republic
  • sl-sl for Slovenia
  • za-en for South Africa
  • es-es for Spain
  • se-sv for Sweden
  • ch-de for Switzerland (de)
  • ch-fr for Switzerland (fr)
  • ch-it for Switzerland (it)
  • tw-tzh for Taiwan
  • th-th for Thailand
  • tr-tr for Turkey
  • ua-uk for Ukraine
  • uk-en for United Kingdom
  • us-en for United States
  • ue-es for United States (es)
  • ve-es for Venezuela
  • vn-vi for Vietnam
  • wt-wt for World Traveler (none)
Meanings (disambig): ki = 1 for On; -1 for Off.
0-click box: kz = 1 for On; -1 for Off.
Auto-load: kc = 1 for On; -1 for Off.
New Window: kn = 1 for On; -1 for Off.
Favicons: kf =
  • b for Favicons + WOT warnings
  • 1 for Just favicons
  • w for Just WOT (trust) ratings
  • fw for All WOT + favicons (both)
  • -1 for Off
Embeds: kb =
  • d for videos when asked, thumbnails otherwise
  • e for everything
  • t for just thumbnails
  • v for just videos
  • n for none
Privacy Settings
Redirect: kd = 1 for On; -1 for Off.
Address bar: kg = g for GET; p for POST.
HTTPS: kh = 1 for on; -1 for off.
Color Settings
Header: kj =
  • r3 for Muted red (default)
  • d for Light green
  • g for Intense green
  • g2 for Green
  • b for Light blue
  • b2 for Blue
  • r for Intense red
  • r2 for Red
  • p for Purple
  • o for Orange
  • w for White
  • or write out the color code you want, e.g. %23395323 (%23 is an encoded # char).
Highlight: ky =
  • e for Grey (default)
  • -1 for Off
  • g for Green
  • b for Blue
  • t for Tan
  • y for Yellow
  • p for Pink
URLs: kx =
  • r for Red (default)
  • g for Green
  • l for Black
  • b for Blue
  • p for Purple
  • o for Orange
  • e for Grey
  • or write out the color code you want, e.g. %23395323 (%23 is an encoded # char).
Background: k7 =
  • ow for Off-white (default)
  • w for White
  • or write out the color code you want, e.g. %23395323 (%23 is an encoded # char).
Text: k8 =
  • g for Grey (default)
  • or write out the color code you want, e.g. %23395323 (%23 is an encoded # char).
Links: k9 =
  • b for Blue (default)
  • or write out the color code you want, e.g. %23395323 (%23 is an encoded # char).
Visited links: kaa =
  • p for Purple (default)
  • or write out the color code you want, e.g. %23395323 (%23 is an encoded # char).
Border: kab =
  • e for Grey (default)
  • r for Red
  • or write out the color code you want, e.g. %23395323 (%23 is an encoded # char).
Look & Feel Settings
Size: ks =
  • n for Large (default)
  • l for Larger
  • t for Largest
  • m for Medium
  • s for Small
Width: kw = n for Normal; w for Wide; s for Super wide.
Placement: km = m for Middle; l for Left.
Link font: ka=
  • a for Arial
  • c for Century Gothic
  • g for Georgia
  • h for Helvetica
  • n for Sans-serif
  • e for Segoe UI
  • s for Serif
  • o for Tahoma
  • t for Times
  • b for Trebuchet MS
  • v for Verdana
  • or write out the font you want
Underline: ku = 1 for On; -1 for Off.
Text font: kt =
  • a for Arial
  • c for Century Gothic
  • g for Georgia
  • h for Helvetica
  • n for Sans-serif
  • e for Segoe UI
  • s for Serif
  • o for Tahoma
  • i for Times
  • t for Trebuchet MS
  • v for Verdana
  • or write out the font you want
Text link k2 =
  • -1 for Off (default)
  • 1 for On
Interface Settings
Header: ko =
  • 1 for On & floating
  • s for On & scrolling
  • -1 for Off
Twitter: k3 =
  • 0 for Off
  • Username for a particular username, e.g. lifehacker
Shortcuts: kk =
  • 1 for On
  • -1 for Off
  • l Just hide legend
  • s Show full legend
Feedback: ke = 1 for On; -1 for Off.
Top links: kr =
  • 1 for On
  • -1 for Off
  • c for Off & centered
  • b Just hide Add to Browser
Dropdown: kq =
  • 1 for On
  • n for On but don't save
  • -1 for Off
Advertisements: k1 =
  • 1 for On
  • n for On but don't save
  • -1 for Off
Page #s: kv =
  • 1 for On
  • n for On but no numbers
  • -1 for Off
Sidebar: k4 =
  • 1 for On
  • -1 for Off