# Fuse.js


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Fuse.js is a lightweight, zero-dependency fuzzy-search library written in TypeScript. It works in the browser and on the server, and is designed for searching small-to-medium datasets on the client side where you can't rely on a dedicated search backend.

## ✨ What's New: Token Search

Multi-word fuzzy search with relevance ranking. Type `"javascrpt paterns"` and find `"JavaScript Patterns"` — typo tolerance, multiple words, and smart ranking all at once.

```js
const fuse = new Fuse(docs, {
  useTokenSearch: true,
  keys: ['title', 'author', 'description']
})

fuse.search('javascrpt paterns')
// → [{ item: { title: 'JavaScript Patterns', ... } }]
```

See [Token Search](#token-search) below for details.

## Web Workers

Search large datasets without freezing the UI. `FuseWorker` splits your data across multiple Web Workers and searches in parallel — ~5x faster on 100K documents.

```js
import { FuseWorker } from 'fuse.js/worker'

const fuse = new FuseWorker(docs, {
  keys: ['title', 'author', 'description']
})

const results = await fuse.search('query')
fuse.terminate()
```

Same options and results as `Fuse` — just async. Function-valued options (`sortFn`, `getFn`, `keys[].getFn`) aren't supported because functions can't be transferred to a worker; everything else carries over. See the [Web Workers docs](https://fusejs.io/web-workers.html) for the interactive demo and full API.

## Installation

```bash
npm install fuse.js
```

```bash
yarn add fuse.js
```

Or include directly via CDN:

```html
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/fuse.js/dist/fuse.min.mjs"></script>
```

## Quick Start

```js
import Fuse from 'fuse.js'

const books = [
  { title: "Old Man's War", author: 'John Scalzi' },
  { title: 'The Lock Artist', author: 'Steve Hamilton' },
  { title: 'HTML5', author: 'Remy Sharp' },
  { title: 'JavaScript: The Good Parts', author: 'Douglas Crockford' }
]

const fuse = new Fuse(books, {
  keys: ['title', 'author']
})

fuse.search('javscript')
// → [{ item: { title: 'JavaScript: The Good Parts', ... }, ... }]
```

## Features

### Fuzzy Search

The core of Fuse.js. Uses the [Bitap algorithm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitap_algorithm) for approximate string matching — handles typos, misspellings, and partial matches out of the box.

```js
fuse.search('javscript')
// → [{ item: { title: 'JavaScript: The Good Parts', author: 'Douglas Crockford' } }]
```

### Weighted Keys

Search across multiple fields with different importance levels. Title matches can rank higher than description matches.

```js
const fuse = new Fuse(docs, {
  keys: [
    { name: 'title', weight: 2 },
    { name: 'description', weight: 1 }
  ]
})
```

### Extended Search

Use operators for precise control: exact match (`=`), prefix (`^`), suffix (`!`), and more. Enable with `useExtendedSearch: true`.

```js
const fuse = new Fuse(list, {
  useExtendedSearch: true,
  keys: ['title']
})

fuse.search('=exact match') // exact match
fuse.search('^prefix') // starts with
fuse.search('!term') // does not include
```

### Object Query Syntax

Prefer a structured, self-documenting alternative to the magic characters? Express the same operators as an object. Unlike the string form, this needs **no `useExtendedSearch` flag** (the operators are unambiguous), autocompletes in TypeScript, and needs no quoting or escaping.

```js
const fuse = new Fuse(list, { keys: ['title', 'author'] })

fuse.search({ title: { $startsWith: 'old' }, author: { $eq: 'Kay' } })
```

Each operator maps to a string equivalent:

| Object        | String  | Matches when the field        |
| ------------- | ------- | ----------------------------- |
| `$fuzzy`      | `term`  | fuzzy-matches (typo tolerant) |
| `$eq`         | `=term` | equals the value              |
| `$contains`   | `'term` | contains the value            |
| `$startsWith` | `^term` | starts with the value         |
| `$endsWith`   | `term$` | ends with the value           |

Negate with `$not`, which wraps exactly one of `$contains`, `$startsWith`, or `$endsWith`:

```js
fuse.search({ title: { $not: { $contains: 'draft' } } }) // === '!draft'
fuse.search({ title: { $not: { $startsWith: 'old' } } }) // === '!^old'
fuse.search({ title: { $not: { $endsWith: '.go' } } }) // === '!.go$'
```

Multiple operators on one field are AND-ed; use field-local `$and` / `$or` for more, and compose across fields with [logical search](#logical-search):

```js
// starts with "old" AND does not contain "draft"
fuse.search({ title: { $startsWith: 'old', $not: { $contains: 'draft' } } })

// title starts with "old" OR ends with "war"
fuse.search({ title: { $or: [{ $startsWith: 'old' }, { $endsWith: 'war' }] } })
```

Object queries return identical results to the equivalent string query, and validate strictly: unknown operators, empty or non-string values, and illegal nesting throw instead of silently degrading to a fuzzy search. Available in the full build. See [the Extended Search docs](https://fusejs.io/extended-search#object-syntax) for the full grammar.

### Token Search

Splits multi-word queries into individual terms, fuzzy-matches each independently, and ranks results using BM25-style IDF weighting. Enable with `useTokenSearch: true`.

```js
const fuse = new Fuse(docs, {
  useTokenSearch: true,
  keys: ['title', 'body']
})

fuse.search('express midleware rout')
// Finds "Express Middleware" and "Express Routing Guide" despite typos
```

- **Typo tolerance per word** — each term is fuzzy-matched independently
- **Relevance ranking** — rare terms are weighted higher than common ones
- **Word order independent** — `"patterns javascript"` and `"javascript patterns"` return identical results
- **No query length limit** — long multi-word queries work naturally since each term is searched separately
- **AND or OR** — `tokenMatch: 'all'` returns only records matching _every_ word (filtering); the default `'any'` matches any word
- **Custom tokenizer** — pass a regex or function via `tokenize` for tokens with internal punctuation (`node.js`, `c++`), or use `Intl.Segmenter` for CJK / Thai word segmentation. Unicode-aware by default

Available in the full build. See [the Token Search docs](https://fusejs.io/token-search) for details and performance benchmarks.

### Logical Search

Combine conditions with `$and` and `$or` for complex queries. Available in the full build.

```js
fuse.search({
  $and: [{ title: 'javascript' }, { author: 'crockford' }]
})
```

### Match Highlighting

Get character-level match indices for highlighting search results in your UI.

```js
const fuse = new Fuse(list, {
  includeMatches: true,
  keys: ['title']
})

const result = fuse.search('javscript')
// result[0].matches[0].indices → [[0, 9]]
```

### Single String Matching

Use `Fuse.match()` to fuzzy-match a pattern against a single string without creating an index. Useful for one-off comparisons or custom filtering.

```js
const result = Fuse.match('javscript', 'JavaScript: The Good Parts')
// → { isMatch: true, score: 0.04, indices: [[0, 9]] }
```

`Fuse.match()` does **not** support `useTokenSearch` — token search requires corpus-level statistics (`df`, `fieldCount`) that a one-off string comparison can't provide. Passing `useTokenSearch: true` throws an explicit error. Use `new Fuse(docs, { useTokenSearch: true }).search(query)` for token-search behavior.

### Dynamic Collections

Add and remove documents from a live index without rebuilding.

```js
fuse.add({ title: 'New Book', author: 'New Author' })
fuse.remove((doc) => doc.title === 'Old Book')
```

## Builds

Fuse.js ships in two variants:

| Build     | Includes                                  | Min + gzip |
| --------- | ----------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| **Full**  | Fuzzy + Extended + Logical + Token search | ~8.6 kB    |
| **Basic** | Fuzzy search only                         | ~6.8 kB    |

Use the basic build if you only need fuzzy search and want the smallest bundle size.

## Documentation

For the full API reference, configuration options, scoring theory, and interactive demos, visit **[fusejs.io](https://fusejs.io)**.

## Official ports

- **[fuse-swift](https://github.com/krisk/fuse-swift)**: Swift port for iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, visionOS, and Linux. Byte-equivalent results, idiomatic Swift API, syncs with each upstream release. Currently in 2.0.0-rc.1.

## Supporting Fuse.js

- [Become a backer or sponsor on **GitHub**](https://github.com/sponsors/krisk)
- [Become a backer or sponsor on **Patreon**](https://patreon.com/fusejs)
- [One-time donation via **PayPal**](https://www.paypal.me/kirorisk)

## Develop

See [DEVELOPERS.md](DEVELOPERS.md) for setup, scripts, and project structure.

## Contribute

See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines on issues and pull requests.