Why does search fail when pasting text with special characters but work when typed manually?

This issue can occur when text containing special characters (e.g., apostrophes, hyphens) is copied from one source and pasted into a search field.

The root cause is often related to hidden formatting or character encoding differences that are transferred during the copy-paste process. The search functionality may not correctly interpret these pasted characters, causing the search to fail.

  • Pasted Text: May contain non-standard characters that look correct but are not recognized by the system's search index.

  • Manually Typed Text: Uses standard character encoding that the system can easily parse and find.