# PDF search highlight issue

**URL:** <https://pdfjs.community/t/pdf-search-highlight-issue/3609>\
**Category:** Technical Support\
**Tags:** pdfjs-express\
**Created:** [February 25, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://pdfjs.community/t/pdf-search-highlight-issue/3609 "2025-02-25T14:42:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![pavel.shvets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pavel.shvets](https://pdfjs.community/u/pavel.shvets)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://pdfjs.community/t/pdf-search-highlight-issue/3609/1 "2025-02-25T14:42:41Z")

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**Which product are you using?**  
PDF.js Express Plus

**PDF.js Express Version**  
8.7.5

**Detailed description of issue**  
Search result is not highlighted in PDF view.

It works in PDF.js demo.  
It doesn’t work in PDF.js Express demo ([PDF.js Viewer Demo | PDF.js Express](http://pdfjs.express/demo))

The snippet is found but not highlighted in the document.

**Expected behaviour**

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/pdfjscommunity/original/2X/e/e41d1171ee5716c24c5a8d59f32ffdcdd0875f8d.png)

**Does your issue happen with every document, or just one?**  
Not sure, only found in this one so far

**Link to document**  
Search for word “Platforms” or any other

> **[terex-sustainability-report-2024-web.pdf](https://www.terex.com/docs/terexcorporate20libraries/terex-esg-reports/terex-sustainability-report-2024-web.pdf)**

**Code snippet**  
{Provide a relevant code snippet}

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**Author:** ![kkim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3ab097/32.png) [@kkim](https://pdfjs.community/u/kkim)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://pdfjs.community/t/pdf-search-highlight-issue/3609/3 "2025-02-25T16:03:32Z")

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Hi there,

I was able to reproduce the issue with this document and have added this to the backlog for the product team to review.

best regards,  
Kevin