Search is a feature in testing that helps users to look for their type of person in new ways! Search is available for iOS users in select markets.
Accessing Search
If Search is available to you, you can find it by following the instructions below:
- Open Tinder
- Tap the Discovery tab.
- Tap the magnifying glass icon in the top left corner of your screen.
- Search away!
Using Search
Search allows you to look for specific terms to help you find your type. Ready to connect? Search for what you're into! Search can be used to find users with similar or shared interests such as music lovers, pet parents, globetrotters, among many, many more. Whether it be different sports, fans of particular activities, artists or musicians, and (almost) everything in between, Search can help you find your type of person!
Search isn’t designed to find a specific person. We don’t return results for searches using someone’s name, age, social handles, or searches that try to find people based on things like race, nationality, or religion*. Searches that include explicit terms or refer to illegal activities aren’t supported.
*Please note: We offer other features and Discovery settings, such as filters and preferences to help you find users who are a certain age, religion, among others.
How Search Works
Search uses information shared on your profile, such as your photos, details in your bio and other elements of your profile to best match what someone searches. It primarily focuses on a user’s interests, lifestyle, and vibes – not their physical traits.
To keep our community safe and inclusive, Search follows a few key principles:
Search is optimized to find matches based on interests and lifestyle. While you can search for keywords related to what you love to do, our search engine isn’t designed to return any matches based on sensitive personal attributes such as race, religion, body type, or political affiliation. We believe the best connections happen when you focus on the person, not a checklist of physical traits.
To maintain a respectful environment, Search doesn’t support returning results for sensitive attributes or anything that's not allowed on Tinder. This includes things like:
- Illegal Content: Keywords related to commercial sex, drug distribution, or human trafficking.
- Harmful Content: Keywords involving hate speech, violence, or sexually explicit material.
- Safety Terms: Searches related to self-harm or the exploitation of minors.
- Fixed Traits: Race, religion, body type, political affiliation, height, eye color, hair color
If a search term is unsupported, you will see a notice that the search isn't allowed.
To protect our users’ privacy and prevent off-platform harassment, Search can’t be used to find specific individuals by their name or social media handles.
Privacy & Safety
As with all elements of the Tinder experience, the privacy and safety of our users is crucial. Search is not designed to support any searches violating our Community Guidelines. While your profile may be shown in another user’s search results, other users can’t use Search to find you using your name or social media handle. Additionally, users you’ve blocked won’t see you in their search results, and you won’t see them.