[GH-ISSUE #845] [BUG] Search terms are not bold in Chinese results #530

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opened 2026-02-25 20:35:58 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Sep 13, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/845

Describe the bug
Search terms are bold in English results, but not bold in Chinese results.

To Reproduce
Search anything in Chinese, like "新聞".

Deployment Method

Heroku (one-click deploy)
Docker
run executable
pip/pipx
Other: [describe setup]

Version of Whoogle Search

Latest build from [source] (i.e. GitHub, Docker Hub, pip, etc)
Version [version number]
Not sure

Desktop (please complete the following information):

OS: MacOS 12.5
Browser Safari
Version 15

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

Device: iPhone 13
OS: iOS 15
Browser Safari
Version 15

Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Sep 13, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/845 **Describe the bug** Search terms are bold in English results, but not bold in Chinese results. **To Reproduce** Search anything in Chinese, like "新聞". **Deployment Method** - [ ] Heroku (one-click deploy) - [x] Docker - [ ] `run` executable - [ ] pip/pipx - [ ] Other: [describe setup] **Version of Whoogle Search** - [x] Latest build from [source] (i.e. GitHub, Docker Hub, pip, etc) - [ ] Version [version number] - [ ] Not sure **Desktop (please complete the following information):** - OS: MacOS 12.5 - Browser Safari - Version 15 **Smartphone (please complete the following information):** - Device: iPhone 13 - OS: iOS 15 - Browser Safari - Version 15 ![E447AC38-BBCE-457E-A243-1C6ACAE02AA7_1_201_a](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/33184148/189819928-40d9c7fd-8796-4462-9bd3-db4cbf6155d0.jpeg) ![33A7EFD0-C68A-4ECE-9643-0D8ADB43F9A3_1_201_a](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/33184148/189819935-09a82c1c-1c35-4d80-888f-c98f1a7637c1.jpeg)

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@ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 14, 2022):

@benbusby Thanks for you guys to fix this, but there are still some bugs.

Here is the result in searching "新聞" ("News" in English) on Google. We can see the keywords "新聞" are all red.
Screen Shot 2022-11-14 at 5 06 57 PM

And here is the result on Whoogle, only one keyword (the first one) is bold, and the rest are not.
Screen Shot 2022-11-14 at 5 07 04 PM

@ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 14, 2022): @benbusby Thanks for you guys to fix this, but there are still some bugs. Here is the result in searching "新聞" ("News" in English) on Google. We can see the keywords "新聞" are all red. <img width="822" alt="Screen Shot 2022-11-14 at 5 06 57 PM" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/33184148/201620552-468e588f-e8ac-44a1-a191-d1ed3d57e85a.png"> And here is the result on Whoogle, only one keyword (the first one) is bold, and the rest are not. <img width="793" alt="Screen Shot 2022-11-14 at 5 07 04 PM" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/33184148/201621546-d080aaee-bc08-4f18-ad6e-4ad9e2f33140.png">