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title: Advanced Operators
description: "--- ###### Use Extensions to find Advanced Mappings No fields may start with a `.` character in Elements. Therefore all query fields beginning with a `.` are used to trigger operators to assist in finding documents. Special operators come into…"
url: "https://namazustudios.com/docs/namazu-elements-core/queries/advanced-operators/"
updated: "2026-08-13"
category: Namazu Elements Core Features / Queries
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# Advanced Operators

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###### Use Extensions to find Advanced Mappings

No fields may start with a `.` character in Elements. Therefore all query fields beginning with a `.` are used to trigger operators to assist in finding documents. Special operators come into play when dealing with single object mapping.