DuckDuckGo Settings

Settings

Load/Reset Settings

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Please choose a color:

Result Settings
Safe Search:
	Omits objectionable (adult) material.
Region:
	Boosts results from the region.
Meanings:
	For ambiguous terms, asks you to choose which meaning is right.
0-click box:
	Box above results with useful info.
Auto-load:
	Auto-load more results when using mouse scroll wheel.
New window:
	Open results in new windows/tabs.
Site icons:
	Small icons to the left of results.
Embeds:
	Embedded videos and thumbnails to the right of results.
Note: you can get WOT (trust) ratings via the 'Site icons' setting above.

Privacy Settings
For more info on these privacy settings, check out the Privacy Policy.
Redirect:
	If On it prevents sharing of your search with sites you click on.
Address bar:
	If On, searches will appear in your address bar (GET vs POST requests).
HTTPS:
	If On, searches on the site will always go to the encrypted version.

Color Settings
Header:
	Header color and other tweaks.
Highlight:
	Whether results are highlighted when you move over them.
URLs:
	Changes the color of the Web address result line.
Background:
	Changes the background color.
Text:
	Changes the text color.
Links:
	Changes the link color.
Visited links:
	Changes the visited link color.
Border:
	Changes the border color, e.g. for 0-click info box.

Look & Feel Settings
Size:
	Changes the font size.
Width:
	Changes the max width of results.
Placement:
	Where the results start on the page.
Link font:
	Changes the font family of links.
Underline:
	Whether link titles are underlined.
Text font:
	Changes the font family of non-link text.
Text link:
	Enables better middle-clicking but then can't select snippet text as easily.

Interface Settings
Header:
	Controls the header (top bar).
Twitter:
	What twitter user or list to display on the homepage.
Shortcuts:
	Keyboard shortcuts (full list here).
Feedback:
	Feedback icon in the lower right.
Top links:
	The links next to the search box.
Dropdown:
	The !bangs dropdown next to the search box.
Advertisements:
	If you still want to support us, check us out on flattr.
Page #s:
	How page breaks are displayed.
Sidebar:
	Whether the sidebar is displayed or not.