{"section":"known-issues","requestedLocale":"en","requestedSlug":"search-doesnt-encode-hyphen-and-replaces-it-with-a-space","locale":"en","slug":"search-doesnt-encode-hyphen-and-replaces-it-with-a-space","path":"docs/en/known-issues/Marketing & Merchandising/search-doesnt-encode-hyphen-and-replaces-it-with-a-space.md","branch":"main","content":"## Summary\n\n>⚠️ **Warning**: VTEX has two search options - VTEX search and VTEX Intelligent Search. This article refers to the VTEX search. To learn more about the VTEX Intelligent Search application, see <a href = \"https://help.vtex.com/tracks/vtex-intelligent-search--19wrbB7nEQcmwzDPl1l4Cb\">this track</a>.\n\nWhen the searched term has a hyphen (`-`), the search replaces this character with a space in the querystring, not bringing the expected result.\n\n\n## Simulation\n\nPerform a search on your site with the hyphen (`-`) character in the search term. Note that the hyphen value will be replaced by a space in the search.\n\n\n## Workaround\n\nFor products containing hyphen terms, enter in the field `Substitute words` the term with space in place of the hyphen for the product to be found in the search result."}