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Quotes

  • Published on Aug 26, 2026
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Use single quotes (' ') or double quotes (" ") in Trellix Query Language (TQL) to search for specific types of values.

Use quotes for the following:

  • Exact strings, including those containing spaces.

  • Reserved keywords (such as and or or) to treat them as literal values.

  • Plain text values that are not part of a regular expression.

You can use the quoting styles interchangeably. For example, eventType='api' and eventType="api" produce the same result.

When to use quotes

Quoting ensures that TQL interprets the value literally rather than as a keyword, number, or expression.

Examples:

  • count>"4" — Searches for the literal string "4" (not the numeric value 4).

  • description:"/wmps/" — Searches for the exact text "/wmps/" (unlike description:/wmps/, which is interpreted as a regular expression).

Escaping quotes

To search for a quote character within a string, precede it with an escape character (backslash).

  • Double quote: \"

  • Single quote: \'

Note

TQL interprets backticks ( `) the same way as single and double quotes when used for literal values.