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Dynamic Text Highlighting

When users scan search results, they need to quickly confirm that a result is relevant before clicking. Dynamic text highlighting wraps matching query terms in result snippets — so users see exactly why a result was returned. Faster decision-making, higher click-through rates, and reduced pogo-sticking.

Dynamic Text Highlighting
Query terms highlighted in result titles, descriptions, and content snippets
Smart snippet extraction — surfaces the most relevant passage, not just the opening text
Configurable highlight styling — colour, bold, underline, or custom CSS
Works across all indexed content types including PDFs and documents
Phrase matching — entire query phrases highlighted when found verbatim
Compatible with synonyms — alternate terms highlighted when matched

How it works

1

Query is submitted

Keyspider processes the query and identifies matching documents. For each result, it locates the passages where query terms appear.

2

Best snippet is extracted

Rather than showing the first 150 characters, Keyspider finds the passage with the highest density of query term matches — giving users the most signal-rich preview.

3

Terms are wrapped and rendered

Matching terms are wrapped in a highlight element styled to your specification. The result renders with visual emphasis that draws the eye to the relevant content.

Use cases

Long-form knowledge bases

Articles with thousands of words become instantly scannable. Users see the exact sentence containing their answer — without reading the whole article first.

Legal & policy document search

Clause matching is highlighted within complex documents. Legal professionals find the relevant section without manually searching through multi-page PDFs.

News & editorial archives

Readers scanning dozens of results can immediately confirm relevance from the highlighted snippet — increasing engagement and time on site.

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