Search for an exact phrase with a comma in Google: "hello, john"

Question

I know that Google lets you search for an (almost) exact phrase by putting the phrase in quotes:

"hello, john"

This will find both instances of hello john and hello, john.

I want to find only results that have the comma. Is this possible?

Answer 1

You can't. At least with Google.

There are more accurate search engines. I'd recomend http://symbolhound.com/ Not a great company, not a great design but fits better for your needs.

Answer 2

That's not quite possible because search engines (Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo) ignore comma individuality. One way would be to run search on search page via CTRL + F like: