Finding people

Finding someone when you only know their first name

Search engines need a surname. People don't. If someone would recognise the moment, the moment is the identifier — and that's what to write.

Describe the situation before the person

Where you were, what was happening, what time of year, why you were both there. Two people who shared a moment describe the situation almost identically, and describe each other completely differently.

Include the things you'd feel silly writing

The drink they ordered, the bag they carried, a phrase they repeated, how they laughed. Odd details do the matching work; adjectives do none.

Say what you'd want to say

One honest line about why you're looking makes people answer. Keep it short and free of pressure — and never put your phone number or address in a public post.

What noknokk can do

  • Match on place, time and detail with no surname at all
  • Let the other person recognise your memory and claim it
  • Keep contact details out of public view automatically

What it can't

  • Look anyone up in public records or social media
  • Find someone who hasn't posted or been shown your memory
  • Pass on a message before you have both accepted

What to write down

  1. 1. Where it happened, as precisely as you can
  2. 2. The month or season and the year, even roughly
  3. 3. Three details you'd feel slightly embarrassed to include
  4. 4. What you'd say if they replied tomorrow

How your privacy works here

Read the full safety rules

Nobody sees your name until you both say yes

Identity, photo and contact stay sealed on both sides until each of you accepts.

No DNA, no records, no people-search

We hold no birth, adoption or care files and buy no data. Only what people choose to write.

A permanent do-not-contact switch

Turn it on and you stop appearing to anyone, in both directions, for good.

No public profiles

There is nothing to browse about you — only the memory you chose to post.

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