A Pacman related interactive Google Doodle from 2010 will be shown to users searching for "google pacman" or "play pacman".
Easter eggs are hidden features or messages that most people are oblivious to, as well as inside jokes and cultural references inserted into media. They are often well hidden, so that users find it gratifying when they discover them, helping form bonds between their creators and finders. They are mostly found in video games, yet Google does make their own. Google's employees are encouraged to use 20% of their time for projects of personal interest, and Easter eggs are sometimes created during this. Google avoids adding Easter eggs to popular search pages, as they do not want to negatively impact usability.[3][4]
While unofficial and not maintained by Google themselves, elgooG is a website which contains all Google Easter eggs, whether or not they have been discontinued by Google.
"2/22/22( see it )" or "Twosday( see it )" would make confetti appear with number 2's and a phrase saying "Happy Twosday 2You!" on February 22, 2022.[7]
"askew( see it )" causes the results page to be slightly tilted to the right.[8][9] This effect once worked for the Google search of "tilt".[10]
"<blink>( see it )", "blink tag", or "blink html" includes samples of the blink element in the results.[11]
"Cha Cha Slide( see it )" adds a glittering microphone next to the link to the official music video. Click it through each stage, and it will recreate the main chorus in the browser.[12] In August 2023 this easter egg had disappeared temporarily, due to DJ Casper's passing on August 7, 2023. The easter egg has since been restored.[citation needed]
"chicxulub( see it )", "chicxulub asteroid", or "meteorite( see it )" and similar terms will show an asteroid falling on the results page. The whole page will then shake slightly.[13]
"christmas( see it )", "hanukkah( see it )", and "kwanzaa( see it )" will show decorations next to the search bar for each respective holiday. The feature used to be only active during the month of December.[14] Each year, new decorations are shown.[15][16] "hanukkah" changes the "Goooo...gle" page indicator at the bottom of every result page to show Hanukkah cakes instead of O's.
"conway's game of life( see it )" on a desktop browser generates a running configuration of the game to the right of the search results. The process can also be stopped and altered by the user.[18][3]
"Comic Sans( see it )", "Geocities", "Design fails", "Bad UX", "best font ever( see it )", "Vincent Connare" and "90s websites" will change the search results to the Comic Sans font.
"Times New Roman font( see it )" or "Times New Roman" will change the search results to the Times New Roman font.
"Georgia font( see it )" will change the search results to the Georgia font.
"Verdana font( see it )" will change the search results to the Verdana font.
"Tahoma font( see it )" will change the search results to the Tahoma font.
"Arial font( see it )" will change the search results to the Arial font.
"Trebuchet MS( see it )" will change the search results to the Trebuchet MS font.
"Impact font( see it )" will change the search results to the Impact font.
"Calibri( see it )" will change the search results to the Calibri font.
"Cambria font( see it )" will change the search results to the Cambria font.
"Courier font( see it )" will change the search results to the Courier font.
"Roboto( see it )" will change the search results to the Roboto font.
"Garamond( see it )" will change the search results to the Garamond font.
"Open Sans( see it )" will change the search results to the Open Sans font.
"Amatic SC font( see it )" will change the search results to the Amatic SC font. This was one of the fonts made by Vernon Adams before his death.[19]
"Permanent Marker font" will change the search results to the Permanent Marker font.( see it )
"DART asteroid( see it )" will show the probe hitting an asteroid, tilting the screen.
"diwali( see it )" will show a lamp which when clicked starts a lamp lighting game.[20]
"drop bear( see it )" will show a sign that when clicked will cause a drop bear to fall[26]
"dutch angle( see it )" shows the results page in a slightly tilted angle.
"dvd screensaver( see it )" causes the Google logo on the top left corner of the screen to bounce around the screen, shifting colors between blue, red, yellow, and green every time it hits the page boundaries.[27]
Every time the tab currently engaged in the Easter egg is returned to after being clicked out of, the bouncing logo will always be in a position where it hits perfectly into a corner.
This feature is disabled if a major google doodle is occurring instead of the normal google logo.
"festivus( see it )" shows an image of the Festivus pole beside the search results and the message "A festivus miracle!" next to the number of search results.[29][22][23]
"Friends glossary( see it )" will show definitions for quotes in the show
"google in 1998( see it )" on a desktop browser will generate a layout similar to the one Google used for its search engine in 1998.[31][23]
"Ghostbusters( see it )" around October will have three ghost emojis, followed by a van emoji, glide across over the search.[citation needed]
"googly eyes( see it )" will cause a pair of googly eyes to slide from the top of the page to cover each letter "O" in the top Google logo. The eyes will slowly follow the location of one's cursor. [citation needed]
"Halloween( see it )" formerly resulted in a Ghost appearing in the knowledge panel and when clicked, plays the 2016 Halloween Google Doodle. The search now shows the green team ghosts of the 2018 and 2022 Halloween doodles appearing over the screen.
"haunted house( see it )" will bring up emojis of houses and spider webs above the results section.[citation needed]
"heartstopper( see it )" will cause a trio of animated leaves to glide across the page.[32]
"Isaac Newton( see it )" an icon of a tree appears, which when clicked, drops an apple onto the page.
"It Follows( see it )" will cause an animation of a walking person emoji chasing a running person emoji to glide across the page.
"Is the earth flat( see it )" returns with "No, the Earth is roughly a sphere." Similar queries include "is the earth round( see it )" and "is the earth flat or round( see it )".
"Jack O Lantern" ("jack o lantern( see it )") will have a jack o lantern emoji appear over the search.
"kerning( see it )" will add spaces between the letters of the word "kerning" in the search results. Kerning refers to the process of adjusting the space between letters in a word.[34]
"( see it )" will remove spaces between the letters of the word "keming".[34] This refers to improper kerning,[35] particularly when not enough space is used between letters, which can cause mistakes like "kerning" to be read as "keming".[36]
"la tomatina( see it )" will add an animation of a jumping tomato next to the summary of Tomatina. When clicked, one can now throw tomatoes onto the website by clicking anywhere, referencing the festival. At the bottom, a button also appears to wash the thrown tomatoes off.
"( see it )", "marquee tag", or "marquee html" will apply the marquee element to the results count at the top of the results.[37][38]
"memorial day" on Memorial Day will start a sequence saying "For all who sacrificed" and "Thank you" with poppies at the bottom.[citation needed]
Nearing the 2024 theatrical release, searching "Mean Girls" (either the 2004( see it ) film or the 2024 musical film( see it )) will show a pencil icon, turning the screen pink and allowing one to click and place icons from the "Burn Book". The 2011 sequel apparently is not affected.
meteor shower( see it ) will dim the screen and have a group of three meteors pass through it diagonally before returning to normal.
"minecraft( see it )" adds a grass block button that when pressed shows Steve’s hand in the corner. Clicking on parts of the screen has the hand mine away that section, revealing a small Minecraft area. Steve can continue mining blocks to upgrade his pickaxe.[39][40]
"nasa dart" showed the Double Asteroid Redirection Test satellite crashing and making the screen tilted.[41] This was discontinued on February 22, 2023[citation needed] for these specific terms, but similar terms such as "dart mission( see it )" and "double asteroid redirection test( see it )" still show the animation.
"new year's eve 2022( see it )" will show a party popper near the top of the search page. Clicking it will cause confetti to appear. This easter egg also works with other years replacing 2023 (i.e. "new year's eve 2019"). [citation needed]
"Perseverance rover( see it )" causes a small animated drone, which represents the flying probe ingenuity. Clicking on this will transform the screen into the landscape or Mars.
"pele( see it )", or "Pelé" causes the Goooo...gle page indicator at the bottom of the page to read Gooo..al instead, with the last "o" replaced by a soccer ball. If one clicks this soccer ball, or the #10 under it, then it will play an animation where the a is kicking the soccer ball, and the 'G' kicks it into the 'l', which has turned into a soccer goal. This Easter egg was made to honor the 80th birthday of the late soccer player Pelé.[citation needed]
"pi( see it )" (or "calculator( see it )" and pressing P on the keyboard) and clicking the "π" symbol will start a memory game similar to Simon, in which the calculator highlights the digits of pi and prompts one to repeat the sequence. The sequence gets longer every turn. The high-score can be stored but will reset after reloading the page. The highest score possible is 314 digits.[42]
"puppy( see it )", "puppies", "dog" or "canine" will result in a button appearing in the panel that, when clicked, will cause any following clicks to bring a dog leg out and place a paw print at the mouse position, with a bark sound played.[43]
A similar result appears if one types "kitten" or "cat"( see it ) (but not "feline" or "kitty") where a near identical button appears, and instead of dog paw prints, and dog arms, it shows cat paw prints with a cat's arm. it also makes a cat meow to match.
"qibla( see it )" and "eid al fitr"(or "eid'l fitr" and "eid al-fitr") will cause the "Goooo...gle" page indicator at the bottom of every result page to show nine cups and a pitcher instead.[44][45][46][47]
"ramadan( see it )" during the month of Ramadan will allow the initiation of a search of an image of a night sky for a crescent moon by clicking an image of a crescent moon in the Knowledge Panel. Upon finding the crescent moon, one is congratulated with the message "You found it! Ramadan Kareem to you and your loved ones!" as lanterns drop into view.[citation needed] This also worked during Eid al-Fitr month, but the message at the end was changed to "You found it! Eid Mubarak to you and your loved ones!"[citation needed]
"rabbit rabbit rabbit( see it )" shows three emojis of rabbits moving up and down at the top of the screen.
"star wars" and other Star Wars related search terms on May 4 (Star Wars Day) summons a splash of confetti, some confetti being characters/items from the Star Wars series.[49]
"1989 (Taylor's Version)( see it )" or "Taylor Swift( see it )" for the majority of people shows a blue vault that when clicked opens and displays several different characters. The solution to these scrambled characters is 1989 (Taylor's Version). As of 19 September 2023, it will instead open and give the user one out of 89 different letter combinations that each spell out a quote from Taylor Swift. It also shows that there needs to be 33 million puzzles solved globally to reveal an audio message and visuals that reveal the titles of the so-called "Vault Tracks" on the 1989 (Taylor's Version) album.
"the last of us( see it )" or "cordyceps( see it )" will bring up a red mushroom button; when pressed, cordyceps will appear on the screen. It is possible to press the button several times to multiply the mushrooms.[56]
Valentine's Day ("valentine's day") will show a H and Cl with a heart next to the H and Cl and when pressed, it will take one to a playable doodle of the Valentine's Day doodle from 2024 of the chemistry cupid game. (see it)
( see it )When a Search result returns zero results, Google shows a cartoon-ish yeti fisherman trying to catch a fish in somewhere with ice. Clicking on the yeti will play an animation of the yeti catching a random object (e.g., a fish, a can of fish, a boot, and a bent can) in a hole, and then tossing it in a bucket.[60] The boot and the bent can will result in the yeti becoming sad, and the fish and fish fossil will make him smile. This is only available when one is signed in.[citation needed]
Searching any ongoing major tennis tournament (with men's singles and doubles, women's singles and doubles, and mixed doubles) will result in a Pong-like mini-game available by scrolling to the right of the scores.[61] This mini-game is also available for past tennis tournaments by searching for the name of the tournament and the year in which the tournament was held.
Also search for
A Google web search for:
"alex trebek"( see it ) shows "Did you mean: who is alex trebek" in reference to Jeopardy!'s rule of answers being in the form of a question.[62]
"assistant regional manager( see it )" shows "Did you mean: assistant to the regional manager", referencing The Office.[citation needed]
"anagram( see it )" shows "Did you mean: nag a ram".[63]
"define anagram( see it )" shows "Did you mean: nerd fame again".[64]
"anagram" and "define anagram" also work in other languages. For example, a Google ES search for "anagrama( see it )" shows Quizás quisiste decir: gama rana".[65]
"brighter" or "darker", will change the website theme if the user types the opposite of the browser's current theme.[citation needed]
"bruno madrigal( see it )" shows "Did you mean: we don't talk about bruno", referencing the song from the movie Encanto.[citation needed]
"chappell roan"( see it ) shows "Did you mean: your favorite artist's favorite artist", and vice versa when searching "your favorite artist's favorite artist"( see it ). This may be in reference to Roan's surge in popularity in 2023 and 2024, after she was an opening act for Olivia Rodrigo's Guts World Tour, mainly thanks to her songs going viral on TikTok.[citation needed]
"mia thermopolis( see it )" shows "Did you mean: amelia mignonette thermopolis renaldi princess of genovia", referencing the protagonist in the film The Princess Diaries.[citation needed]
"recursion( see it )" shows a "Did you mean: recursion", linking to the same search over and over again.[21]
"groundhog day( see it )" shows "Did you mean: groundhog day", linking to the same search over and over again, referencing the recursion present in the film of the same name. [citation needed]
"snakecase vs camelcase( see it )" shows "Did you mean: snake_case vs camelcase", referencing the naming convention that underscores separate words in many programming languages.[citation needed]
"war in ba sing se( see it )" shows "Did you mean: there is no war in Ba Sing Se". This is a reference to the show Avatar: The Last Airbender, in which characters try to prevent the rumors of war.[66]
"axolotl( see it )" or "lake xochimilco" shows a yellow axolotl which when clicked, will show a doodle celebrating Lake Xochimilco.
"bletchley park( see it )" shows the name of the attraction being decoded in the Knowledge Graph.[69]
"bts( see it )" shows a purple heart with a microphone inside it, which when clicked will make purple balloons fly along with heart-shaped ones. When any of the heart-shaped balloons are clicked, a message from one of the members of BTS will show up along with that respective member saying "I purple you." and a different colored microphone for each one; sky blue for RM, pink for Jin, black for Suga, silver for J-Hope, gold for Jimin, green for V, and violet for Jungkook.[70]
"bubble tea" shows a cup filled with bubble tea bouncing left to right, which when clicked will show a doodle celebrating bubble tea.( see it )
"cat( see it )" will show a button with a paw print on it. Clicking it will cause cat arms to appear and leave paw prints wherever clicked, with meowing sound effects.[citation needed]
"cherry blossom( see it )" or "sakura" will show a pink flower, which when clicked will show petals falling down.[citation needed]
"Clara Rockmore" or just "rockmore" shows Clara Rockmore in the knowledge graph, which when clicked will show a doodle celebrating her 105th birthday.( see it )
"doctor who( see it )" will show a 3-Dimensional TARDIS spinning in the knowledge graph which when clicked, will show a doodle of Doctor Who. Further, clicking on the play symbol within the doodle will cause a Dalek to steal the word Google. Then, the Doctor can be clicked on, starting a small game.
"earth day( see it )" will show a bee flying across Earth, which when clicked will start a doodle that Google made in 2020 to celebrate Earth Day's 50th anniversary.[citation needed]
"fresh prince of bel-air( see it )", in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the TV show's first airing in 1990, displayed a replica of the "FRESH" license plate in the Knowledge Graph. Clicking on the license plate caused a taxi to move by the screen, and the search results to acquire a 90s theme with various references to and jokes in reference to people and places across the TV show via audio clips and animations. Clicking the bar at the top of the page/the "freeeeeeeeeeesh" at the bottom would cause one of the characters to scream as they fell down the screen, and then the page would flip back to the original results and design.[71][72]
"hip hop" shows a bouncing radio in the knowledge graph, which when clicked will show a doodle celebrating the 44th anniversary of hip hop.( see it )
"holi( see it )" shows a picture of bowls of colored powder in the Knowledge Graph which, when clicked, will simulate throwing a gob of powder at the page where clicked. Further clicks on the page will simulate further gobs of colored powder being thrown to that point. A raindrop icon appears which, when clicked, will cause the page to be washed clean of colored powder.[73][74][75] Also note that Goo...gle in the end of the page will show bowls of colored powder instead of letter o's.[citation needed]
google searches for various instruments, such as "Drums", "Saxophone", and "Triangle" will show their respected sounds in the knowledge graph.
"juneteenth( see it )" will show a button, clicking on it will display an animation at the bottom and also raining red, black and green confetti.[citation needed]
"jerry lawson" will show an 8-bit sprite of Jerry walking forwards, which when clicked will start a doodle that Google made on 2022 to celebrate Jerry's 82nd birthday, which the 8-bit sprite was from, but not used.
"johann sebastian bach( see it ), A picture next to "Johann Sebastian Bach" appears. When you click it, next picture again appears. Clicked, showing an small tutorial, how to do music compositions. Then you can arrange notes. Then AI will harmonize it with 306 Bach's songs, after clicking the "Harmonize" button and makes of it composition. This is an Doodle from March 21 2019, and it's a first Doodle powered by AI.[76]
"loteria" shows two cards one with a heart & the other with the Google G, which when clicked will show a doodle about lotería.( see it )
"legally blonde"( see it ) shows a pink purse next to the Knowledge Graph, which when clicked, has protagonist Elle Woods' pet chihuahua Bruiser jump out of the purse and walk to a pink salon chair which dresses him in his "signature sweater". He then walks back and jumps into the purse, with Elle saying, "Hi, I'm Elle Woods, and this is Bruiser Woods, and we're both Gemini vegetarians." Once the animation is complete, the color of the links on the page change from their usual blue to pink to match Elle's "signature look".[77]
"mars 2020( see it )", "perseverance rover", or "ingenuity" will show the Ingenuity helicopter that when clicked, flies around the screen.[78]
"newton( see it )" or "Isaac Newton( see it )" will show a button with an apple tree. If one clicks it, an apple will fall from the top of the screen.[citation needed]
"new year's eve" or ''new year's day'', New Year's Eve 2020, showed a cannon next to the Knowledge Graph which once clicked, made confetti explode.[79]
"panipuri( see it )" will show three types of panipuris in the knowledge graph, which when clicked will show a doodle celebrating panipuri.
"petanque" shows a pear holding a ball, which, when clicked, will show a doodle celebrating Pétanque.( see it )
"pluto( see it ) planet" describes Pluto as "Our favorite dwarf planet since 2006" in the Knowledge Graph.[80]
Searching for "popcorn" shows an image of popcorn, which when clicked leads to a doodle celebrating popcorn.
"scoville" shows three red peppers with faces on them, which when clicked will show a doodle celebrating Wilbur Scoville's 151st birthday.( see it )
"sonic the hedgehog game( see it )", "green hill zone" and ''sonic'' will give a Knowledge Graph with Sonic waiting. Clicking or tapping Sonic will make him spin; if clicked or tapped 25 times, Sonic will transform into Super Sonic.[81][82][83]
"splatoon( see it )", "splatoon 2", or "splatoon 3" will display colorful splat blobs in the Knowledge Graph. Clicking on it allows one to splat blobs of ink on the screen in the colors of Google's logo. Some splats have eyes in them, or shaped like squids and octopuses.[84]
"super mario brothers( see it )" shows a Knowledge Graph for Super Mario Bros. that contains a flashing "?" block which generates a coin and 200 points when clicked. After 100 coins are collected, the "1UP" sound plays.[85] This was also added when one searches for the Super Mario Bros. Movie near the film's theatrical release. [citation needed]
"westminster dog show( see it )" or "puppy", in celebration of the 2022 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show which took place over a five-day period from June 18 to June 22, will show a purple button with the silhouette of a paw print at the top of the search results. An animation of a dog's paw pressing the button will play as the page goes idle. Clicking on the button will cause the button to disappear, and a dog will bark as it presses down on the page and leaves a paw print in its place. Clicking anywhere else on the page will cause more dogs to bark as they leave their paw prints on the results page. Clicking on the "X" at the bottom will cause a water animation/effect to play with the sounds of a sink as the paw print(s) are washed off of the search results.[86]
Searching "Best in Show", a film about a similar dog show, activates this Easter egg as well.
For the 25th anniversary of the TV series Friends, Google embedded Easter eggs for Chandler Bing( see it ), Phoebe Buffay( see it ), Monica Geller( see it ), Ross Geller( see it ), Rachel Green( see it ) and Joey Tribbiani( see it ) in their respective Knowledge Graphs.[87][88][89] Chandler's Easter egg was temporarily removed, following the death of actor Matthew Perry on October 28, 2023, before being restored sometime in mid-November.
Searching up any of the 12 zodiacs on Google will result in a button on the bottom of the screen that when clicked will show things related to the zodiac searched up.
"christmas( see it )" will cause a wrapped present to fall from the top of the screen into the webpage embedded. Clicking on this will take the user to Google Santa Tracker.[citation needed]
"earth day quiz( see it )" will pull up an Earth Day quiz to see what animal one is.[citation needed]
"flip a coin( see it )" will flip a coin: heads or tails.[95][23]
"fun facts( see it )" or "i'm feeling curious" will show a fun fact. Once a search result has been given, clicking on "Ask another question" will show another question. It will show a short fact in about 1-3 sentences and a link to the website where the fact was found within a featured box at the top of the search results.[95][96]
"google doodles( see it )" will result in showing a random playable Google Doodle and also show an archive of other playable Doodles.[citation needed]
"google logo history( see it )" results in a slideshow of the changes to the Google logo, starting with the logo used today and ending with one of the first logos from 1998.[97]
"google tuner( see it )" will provide an instrument tuner that, via an authorised microphone, will listen to one playing an instrument and with a GUI, will show how to bring the instrument in tune.[98]
"memory game" will pull up a memory game that one can play to test your memory.[citation needed]
"minesweeper( see it )" will result in a "Minesweeper" card. By selecting Play, one can play Minesweeper, with 3 difficulties, being Easy (10 by 8 grid with 10 mines), Medium (18 by 14 grid with 40 mines), and Hard (24 by 20 grid with 99 mines).[citation needed]
"pac-man( see it )", "google pacman", or "play pacman" will show the Pac-Man related interactive Google Doodle from 2010.[38][100] Clicking Insert Coin twice will enable a second player, Ms. Pac-Man.[101]
"random number generator( see it )" or "rng" will generate a random number. The starting range is between 1 and 10, but the maximum and minimum can be adjusted. Changing the maximum or minimum to a number with more than 10 digits will generate a dizzy face emoji 😵.[38] Changing both the maximum and the minimum to 100 will generate a hundred points symbol 💯.[105]
"roll a die( see it )" will roll a six-sided die,[95][23] and since c. August 2019, four, eight, ten, twelve or twenty-sided dice individually or as multiples in user selected combinations, all with an optional modifier to either add or subtract from the roll total.[106]
"snake( see it )", "play snake", "snake game" and "snake video game" will result in a "Play Snake" card. By selecting Click to Play, one can play the game on both desktop and mobile. By clicking the cog next to the play button, they can customize the game and even change the game mode. This is regularly updated with new features.[107]
"solitaire( see it )" will have a playable game of solitaire. Users can select between two modes: easy and hard.[95][23]
"spinner( see it )" will have an interactive spinning wheel and a fidget spinner[108] which can be toggled via the switch. For the spinning wheel, a dropdown menu can change the number of numbers on the wheel: from 2 to 20.[109] Whereas for the fidget spinner, users have to mimic a rotating motion[108] in order for the spinner to spin.
"stopwatch( see it )" and "timer( see it )" will provide interactive timing methods; the stopwatch counting up and the timer counting down. Both tools are shown for each search term. Variants such as "set a timer for 10 minutes" can be used.[110]
"tic tac toe( see it )" or "terni lapilli" will show a playable game of tic-tac-toe. Users can select to play against the browser at different levels – "easy", "medium" or "hard" (called "impossible") – or against a friend.[111][95][112][23]
"tip calculator( see it )" will show a tip calculator that can help users to tip someone.[citation needed]
"translate( see it )" will show an embedded version of Google Translate tool in the search results, and in advance of Thanksgiving 2020, a turkey language was added to the selection of languages to which translations could be made. An example translation provided by sources for "how's it going" results in "gobble'gobble gobble gobble". All results are "Poultry Verified".[113][114][115]
"what sound does a dog make( see it )" will sound out what a dog will make. The word "dog" can be replaced with other animals in the search query.[95]
Google birthday surprise spinner
Searching for "google birthday surprise spinner( see it )" will result in a wheel that spins to one of a selection of playable Google Doodles, tools (see above) and games. Whichever is randomly selected may be opened, or the wheel may be spun again. It was added in celebration of Google's 19th birthday.[90]
Calculator
In late 2011, Google added a graphical calculator to search results,[116][117] using natural language processing to determine that search results might be mathematical in nature.[118][119] Woven into this feature are several, not entirely academic, results which might be considered Easter eggs.[120]
"once in a blue moon( see it )" will give the additional result of "once in a blue moon = 1.16699016 × 10−8 hertz".[122]
"the answer to [the ultimate question of] life the universe and everything( see it )" provides the answer "42" as a result in reference to the Douglas Adams novel series, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".[21][23] It is believed to be the first Google Easter egg,[4] predating the calculator in which it is now revealed.
"the number of horns on a unicorn( see it )" shows the number "1" on the calculator.[122]
"what is the loneliest number( see it )" shows the number "1" in the calculator.[123]
The result of multiple Easter eggs may be calculated; for example: "the number of horns on a unicorn plus the answer to life the universe and everything( see it )" will return "43".[121]
Ahead of Pi Day 2021, Google added an Easter egg game to the calculator tool which tested players' knowledge and memory of Pi.[124]
In early test versions of Google Maps, searching for a route between locations separated by expanses of water (for example, Paris and New York City) provided road directions to the coast of the embarkation country (in this case, the west coast of France) before suggesting "Swim the Atlantic Ocean (3,500miles)" or another ocean for a different distance.[122]
New York City in 1926 as seen in the Harry Potter spin-off film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them can be visited. Fans can visit MACUSA (Magical Congress of the USA); Steen National Bank; the underground speakeasy The Blind Pig; and the magical apartment of Tina and Queenie Goldstein, two of the film's key characters. ( see it )[131]
In Street View, on Earls Court Rd, London, United Kingdom, a TARDIS from the science fiction series Doctor Who is on display. Street View allows one to enter the TARDIS( see it ) where it is "Bigger on the Inside" and explore the set actually used in the show.[132][133]
Searching for "R'lyeh" would take users to the coordinates of the sunken city. It was listed as a "Place of worship".[135]
Video games
For April Fools' Day 2015, in certain areas in Google Maps, there was a button which started a game of Pac-Man, controlled by arrow keys and using the roads as paths for Pac-Man to travel along.[136]
A similar feature was brought back for April Fools' Day 2017, allowing users to play a version of Ms. Pac-Man upon clicking the icon on the Google Maps webpage or mobile app.[137]
On Mario Day (March 10[138]) 2018, Google and Nintendo had partnered up to bring Mario into Google Maps mobile app worldwide for a week. A yellow icon with a question mark would show up at the bottom of the directions page, next to the start navigation button. Tapping on the icon would allow one to have Mario and his kart as the navigation arrow. Tapping the icon 100 times would activate a 1-UP sound like in Nintendo's games.[139]
Extraterrestrial
With the release of Google Earth 5, the Mars feature allowed users to speak to a primitive ELIZA clone on the planet, by searching for "Meliza".[140]
On July 20, 2005, the 36th anniversary of the first human landing on the Moon, Google debuted a version of Google Maps that included a small segment of the surface of the Moon. It is based entirely on NASA images and includes only a very limited region. Panning causes the map to tile. Zooming to the closest level used to show that the Moon was made of cheese.[141] The map also gives the locations of all Moon landings, and the Google Moon FAQ humorously mentions a connection to the Google Copernicus hoax, which Google claimed to be developing. Supposedly, by 2069, Google Local will support all lunar businesses and addresses.[141]
As if he is celebrating a birthday, wearing a red and white striped miniature party hat and holding three pastel violet, pink, and blue balloons in his right hand. A similar appearance was used on Street View's 15th anniversary on April 24–25, 2022.
On November 29, 2010, Reddit user "harrichr" posted details of "how to make Google beatbox for you!" and soon after, Robert Quigley reported the discovery in an article on "geekosystem.com" (now The Mary Sue), stating that he was "Not sure if this falls in the category of Easter Egg or clever manipulation" and that although he had "No idea why", it transpired that using Google Translate to translate nonsense text of all consonants from German to German and clicking Listen would result in machine generated speech that sounded like beatboxing. As time went on, redditors and other interested parties experimented with translation combinations, posting their results on sites including Hacker News where reader "iamdave" is reported to have posted "a pretty comprehensive Google Translate beatboxing guide".[160][161] Three years later Time magazine published an article indicating that Google had acknowledged the existence of this "feature" with an Easter egg "Beatbox" tooltip when hovering over the "speaker icon" button after setting everything up to the aforementioned specification.[162]
In January 2018, a Reddit user posted a discovery that when using Google Translate to translate the Funniest Joke in the World ("Wenn ist das Nunstück git und Slotermeyer? Ja! Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!") from German to English, the result was "[FATAL ERROR]".[163]
Past August 27, 2023, translating "happy birthday" and pressing enter, will rain Google-colored confetti, on the occasion of Google's 25th birthday.[164]
Rolling over the I'm Feeling Lucky button causes the button text to spin, landing on a random phrase. Clicking on the button without text in the search bar will serve the corresponding web page.[165][166][167]
Google offers interfaces for several different fictional languages. Users can set any of these languages (except pig Latin) as their search settings' preferred language.[168]
( see it )When Ken Perlin visited Google February 2000, Sergey Brin asked him for a version of an interactive jumping heart character he'd created as a Java applet to be put on the Google site for Valentine's Day. "www.google.com/heart" will redirect to an archived page which is a preservation of the old, but still functional, Google interface, complete with the Valentine's heart and a banner that states "This site is an old friend from Google's past, kept in its original form. Enjoy!"[169][self-published source?]
"www.google.com/humans.txt( see it )" is a simple plain text file serving to remind its readers that Google is created by a large team of humans using many technologies. It asks for interested readers to visit their careers page.[170]
"www.google.com/teapot( see it )" states, "418. I'm a teapot. The requested entity body is short and stout. Tip me over and pour me out." Clicking on the picture of the teapot or tilting the mobile device will result in an animation of it pouring tea into a teacup. The web page is a reference to the Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol.[171]
Since the version 2.3 (Gingerbread) of Google's Android operating system an Easter egg has been hidden. The Easter egg can be accessed through the "Settings" application, in the "About phone" section, by repeatedly tapping the "Android version" section. The animation is different in every version of the OS.[172]
In 2.3 – 2.3.7 (Gingerbread) there is a painting of an Android next to a zombie gingerbread man, surrounded by zombies using cellphones.[173]
In 4.0 – 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) there is pixel art of an ice cream sandwich android. Long-pressing it will result in many ice cream sandwich androids flying across the screen, dubbed the "nyan droid" as they are a tribute to Nyan Cat.[174]
In 4.1 – 4.3.1 (Jelly Bean) a red jelly bean appears, which if pressed will show its face along with the OS version. If this jelly bean is then long-pressed, an interactive jelly bean mini-game will appear. This is where one can fling the jelly beans around.[174] In 4.2 and above, another minor Easter egg is included: going to System > About Phone and continuously tapping the Build number section results in a notification stating "You are now a developer!", which enables the Developer Options screen.[175]
In 4.4 (KitKat) a rotating letter "K" appears, which if continually tapped turns into the text "Android" in the styling of a KitKat logo. If the Android logo is then long-pressed or twisted with two fingers a tile interface, known as "a daydream" called "Dessert Case", loads with icons from all previous versions of Android. It appears to be a mock of the Windows Phone interface.[176]
In 5.x (Lollipop) and 6.x (Marshmallow), a colored circle appears (or a circle with a stylized M inside in Marshmallow). If continuously tapped, it will turn into a lollipop with the text lollipop inside (or the M changes into a marshmallow in 6.x). Tapping the circle changes the color. When long-pressed, a game of Flappy Bird starts with the Android mascot instead. In Marshmallow, tapping the plus sign adds extra players (up to five), which can be controlled by the user or other players.[177][178]
In 7.0 (Nougat), an "N" appears, which will enable another Easter egg if tapped. This Easter egg, titled "Android Neko" as a reference to the cat collecting mobile game Neko Atsume, can be accessed from the Quick Settings menu, and allows one to create virtual treats, which will eventually attract kittens. The kittens can be viewed in a gallery-style screen. Additionally, long-pressing on the aforementioned "N" repeatedly will alternate between displaying the no symbol and the cat face emojis, respectively toggling the Easter egg on and off. "No" and "cat" is a mondegreen for "nougat".[179]
In 8.0 (Oreo), instead of the normal way of going to the Easter egg, heading to System > About Phone and tapping on the Android version repeatedly will launch the Easter egg. An orange circle appears, representing an "O" for Oreo. Long pressing on the center will open a blue screen representing a sea with an octopus floating around. The "O" in octopus represents Oreo while the eight legs on the octopus represent the version (8.0). The octopus can be moved by dragging the head around.[180]
In 9.0 (Pie), the Easter egg is found by going to System > About Phone > Android version and then tapping three times on the Android version on the next screen. A white, extended "P" will then appear, usually with concentric colored circles disappearing into the "P". Each time the Easter egg is invoked, it displays different colors. The animation can be pinched to zoom.[181]
On Google Pixel phones (that run 9.0 Pie), tapping the "P" icon several times will reveal a drawing app.[182]
In 10.0, the text "android 10" will appear, where each of the texts "android", "1", and "0" can be moved and rotated. Rotating "1" and merging with the digit "0" will result in the "android Q" text. In this state, tapping the "Q" several times will reveal a Nonogram game, where the resulting pictures are various icons of Android.[183]
In 11.0, a dial will show up. It can only go up to 10. If a user turn it to the max three times, it will go up to 11. After this is done, a virtual cat Easter egg is unlocked. This one is also called "Android Neko", much like the Easter egg in Nougat releases.[184]
In 12.0 and 13.0, a clock will show up. Setting it to the 12 o'clock position (or setting it to the 13 o'clock position in 13.0) will show many circles with the colors of Material You, resembling an Ishihara color test plate. This Easter egg may trigger Trypophobia in some users, as the spots are close together. After opening the Easter egg, a widget will be added to the list of available widget which, when tapped on, shows all the colours in the Material You colour palette and tapping on one will open the share menu with details about the colour.[185] In 13.0, If one clicks on many circles, they will see different emojis.[186]
In 14.0, the "Upside Down Cake" logo will pop up. If held long enough, along with the vibrations, a space-based game will appear. One can pilot a ship and discover 6 planets in a system.
"Spells" may be "cast" on an Android phone by saying "Ok Google" followed by "Lumos" or "Nox" to turn the flashlight on and off, or "Silencio" to silence the ringer and notifications.[131]
Android applications
In the Google Play Games app, if the player swipes the Konami Code, a box will appear with three buttons – a B, an A and an ►. Pressing B then A then ► unlocks a secret achievement called "All your game are belong to us", a reference to the well known "All your base are belong to us" phrase.[187]
In the Google Phone (Dialer) app, inputting the "Emergency Number" "0118 999 881 999 119 725 3", advertised to replace "999" in The IT Crowd's season 1 episode "Calamity Jen", will cause the phone to vibrate and the call button to flash blue and red. The feature is supported to work on stock Android Marshmallow and Android Nougat,[188][189][190] and is still present on Oreo (8.1) devices.[citation needed]
Searching for "let's go caroling" or "let's go carolling" on Google Now will result in an extra card which displays a list of Christmas carols. The phone will play the music and show the words if one of them is selected.[191]
On YouTube Creator Studio, swiping down the screen repeatedly will show a cat at the top of the screen.[192]
Entering the tabview on the Google Chrome app and swiping up on a tab five times will cause the tab to do a backflip.[193]
Opening more than 99 tabs in the Google Chrome app will result in ":D" shown instead of the number of opened tabs. In incognito tab it will show ";)".[193]
Tapping on the dinosaur, which is shown if the Google Chrome app is not able to connect to internet, will start Dinosaur Game.[193]
On a video published by Numberphile on June 22, 2012, titled "Why do YouTube views freeze at 301?( see it )", the view count is intentionally frozen at 301,[38] referencing a bug that prevented the view counter from refreshing beyond 301 views.[194]
Adding "&wadsworth=1" to a video URL would apply "Wadsworth's constant", skipping the first third of the video.[195]
While viewing any video, typing "awesome" makes the progress bar and other player elements flash multicolored. Typing "awesome" again stops it.[196] For some, this Easter Egg seems to currently be glitched.[197]
YouTube's robots.txt file at "www.youtube.com/robots.txt( see it )" states that it was "Created in the distant future (the year 2000) after the robotic uprising of the mid 1990s which wiped out all humans."[198] This is an ostensible reference to the song "Robots" by Flight of the Conchords.[199]
In December 2011, a button was added that would overlay a falling snow effect over most YouTube videos.[200]
The title for Adult Swim's Too Many Cooks short on YouTube is displayed in the same font and color as the title cards in the video are.( see it )[201]
YouTube search
A YouTube search for:
"technoblade" will cause a prompt to show up under the search bar, which reads: "Did you mean: technoblade never dies" This is in tribute to Technoblade, a popular Minecraft Youtuber who died on June 30, 2022.[202]
If one tries to browse when offline, a message is shown that they are not connected to the Internet. An illustration of the "Lonely T-Rex" dinosaur is shown at the top, which blinks occasionally, designed by Sebastien Gabriel.[203][204][23] From September 2014, tapping the dinosaur (in Android or iOS) or pressing space or ↑ (on desktop) launches a browser game known as the Dinosaur Game in which the player controls a running dinosaur by tapping the screen (in Android or iOS) or pressing space, ↑ or ↓ (on desktop) to avoid obstacles, including cacti and, from June 2015, pterodactyls. In 2016, another feature was added to the game. When the player reaches 700 points the game begins to switch between day (white background, black lines and shapes) and night (black background, white lines and shapes). During September 2018, for Google Chrome's 10th birthday, a birthday cake causing the dinosaur to wear a birthday hat when collected was added.[205] Reaching a score of 900 will switch the color scheme back to day, and the switch back and forth will occur at further subsequent milestones.[204][206][207][208] The game is also available at the "chrome://network-error/-106" and "chrome://dino"[failed verification] pages.[209] The game's code is available on the Chromium site.[207]
In the Camera app, activating caps lock and typing "CRAZYPONY" would open the files app and prompt the user to select a video file. Users could then add filters and take screenshots of the video.[193]
The keyboard shortcutctrl+alt+⇧ Shift+refresh causes the current window to spin (Barrel Roll).[210]
After downloading a picture, then deleting it in the files app, but leaving the notification; when clicking on the notification it will say "This file has wandered off somewhere".[citation needed]
Inputting the Konami Code on a Chromebook Pixel causes the lights on an LED strip on the lid of the computer to blink rapidly.[211]
"PRIDE" Easter Egg in Google Sheets being demonstrated
Navigating to a 404 page on google.com will result with the title the webpage having a 1 instead of an! in "Error 404 (Not Found)!!1". This is most likely part of the "!1 Phenomenon".[212]
Pressing Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Y in the Picasa desktop application will cause a teddy bear to appear on the screen. Note that the Picasa application no longer exists, as it was replaced by Google Photos.[213]
In Google Glass, tapping Settings → Device info → View licenses, then tapping the touchpad 9 times, will show a Tap Meet Team option. Tapping again will show a photo of the Google Glass development team.[214]
Any photograph with Christmas lights uploaded to Google+ would have been turned into an animated GIF, showing sparkling lights.[191]
On the Google Play Store, clicking the search button with a blank search field will search "unicorn".[215]
In Google's iPhone and iPod touch search application, swiping downwards (past About) repeatedly in the Settings interface brings up a hidden menu item, called Bells and Whistles, allowing customization of colors, sounds and more within the app.[216]
The model numbers for the first generation Chromecast unit and its power adapter read H2G2-42 and MST3K-US, respectively.[217]
In Google Sheets, as to celebrate LGBT pride, typing "PRIDE" in cells A1-E1 with each individual letter in each cell will change the fill color of columns to make a rainbow. As of an unknown date the colors were changed to the colors that were seen in every pride flag.[219][220]
On the IOS app of Google, opening the tabs page and scrolling down will open a pinball game.[221]
"a long time ago in a galaxy far far away" resulted in the same tilted, scrolling style that the introductions to the original Star Wars movies were presented in.[222] This included the music,[222] which was muted but could be heard by clicking on or selecting the muted speaker icon on the page. However, this was discontinued on June 28, 2017.[223]
"ascii art" showed the logo as if it was created with ASCII characters. This has been discontinued.[224]
"baby yoda", "grogu", "the child", "the mandalorian" or "Din Grogu" will bring up a Grogu (baby yoda) image button on the bottom right corner of the screen; when pressed, Grogu will use the force to pull off a result and throw it to the bottom of the screen. It is possible to press the button multiple times to remove more results. As of 10/2/2024, this has been discontinued.[225]
"barbie", "ryan gosling", or " margot robbie", shows little rose fireworks and then, the interface changes to color rose. This was made for the 2023 Barbie movie. As of 8/28/2023, this has been discontinued.[226]
"fifa( see it )" and "world cup", during FIFA World Cup 2010, caused the "Goooo...gle" page indicator at the bottom of every result page to read "Goooo...al!" instead.[229]
"Inside Out 2( see it )" will display a button in the bottom of the screen which when clicked, will show a machine dispensing a memory orb every time the button is clicked. This was to celebrate the release of the film on June 14, 2024. As of September 2024, this has been discontinued.[citation needed]
"Jawan" ("( see it )"), "Shah Rukh Khan" ("( see it )") shows a walkie talkie which plays an audio, on being pressed, of Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan speaking "ready" and covers the screen with bandages; referencing the vigilante character in the 2023 film played by Khan.[230] This has since been discontinued.
"lunar new year", "chinese new year", or "year of the rabbit" caused fireworks to shoot up in the search page. Occasionally, a firework formed a rabbit silhouette. This was to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit in Lunar New Year in 2023. This has been removed recently. [citation needed]
"rat czar( see it )" caused a rat emoji and crown emoji to move across the result count area, as a reference to New York City's appointed director of rodent mitigation, referred to as the "Rat Czar". As of 28 August 2024, this has been removed.
"superb owl( see it )" around the time of the Super Bowl will show a Knowledge Graph for the Super Bowl, along with a games' information panel titled "Superb owl" with an image of an owl wearing a crown, in response to an ongoing joke amongst Redditors about the common misspelling of "Super Bowl".[2][231] This has been discontinued.
"zerg rush( see it )" causes an army of Google Os to attack and destroy the search results, which could be defeated by clicking on them.[232] Once one got defeated (as victory is impossible[233]), the Os form two Gs (GG), meaning "Good Game".[234][23] This easter egg appears to have been discontinued.[citation needed]
Also search for
"french military victories" (then clicking "I'm feeling lucky") shows the no result page and shows "Did you mean: french military defeats", referencing to the French's surrender in World War II.
"gotham city( see it )", "batman", or "bruce wayne" will show the Bat-Signal next to the results. Tapping or clicking on the bat-signal shows a stormy night background on the search results page, along with the glowing bat signal overlayed on top. After a few seconds, one will hear a grappling sound before they see the shadow of Batman swinging across the screen. This in celebration of the release of The Batman. This easter egg was only available for a limited time.[citation needed]
"thanos" and "infinity gauntlet" displayed a Knowledge Graph with the Infinity Gauntlet on it. Clicking it will cause its fingers to snap, disintegrating half of the links and images on the page, as well as counting down the number of results to half. This is a reference to the 2018 film Avengers: Infinity War, in which the character Thanos destroyed half of all life in the universe with the Gauntlet on his hand by snapping his fingers. It was added in celebration of its sequel, Avengers: Endgame. Clicking the gauntlet again restores the previously disintegrated results' content.[235][236][237] As of 2020, that option is no longer available.[238]
"wizard of oz" will display a pair of ruby slippers in the Knowledge Graph. Clicking on them will cause the page to spin in a tornado-like effect while an audio file of Judy Garland saying "there's no place like home" is heard. After the effect finishes, the page is seen in a sepia tone only. If the tornado is clicked, an audio file from the movie when the tornado hits plays, the page spins again and returns to color.[239] As of late 2020, this is no longer available.[citation needed]
Image search
A Google image search for "atari breakout" or just "breakout" would start a game of Breakout, using the gallery of image results as bricks. Once the bricks were destroyed, a random phrase was automatically searched, the player got an extra ball, and the game restarted.[23] The Easter egg was added in 2013 in celebration of the 37th anniversary of the original Atari game. As of May 2020 the game is no longer embedded on Google's Image Search.[240]
In Google+, if the device is shaken while viewing a photo, snow will fall; if the device is shaken again it will save an animated GIF of the image with falling snow to the pictures directory. Note that Google+ no longer exists, as it has been replaced with a now defunct social app called Google Currents in 2019 after its shutdown.[242]
YouTube
On YouTube for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and on YouTube TV, holding rewind (left on a gamepad thumbstick, left ← or J on a keyboard) for a few seconds while at the beginning of a video, will cause an animated image of a small dog to run across the video's progress bar. This easter egg is no longer available.[243][244]
On December 12, 2015, in celebration of the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the progress bar was changed in order to look like a Lightsaber. By signing up to a specially created page, users were able to follow the Light Side (which would change the progress bar to blue) or the Dark Side (which would change the progress bar to red). Account users had the option to return the effect to normal. Google disabled it for all users, February 1, 2016.[245]
A Snake game could be activated in the Adobe Flash player by pressing a combination of arrow keys while videos were paused or playing. Once started, the snake could be controlled by further use of the arrow keys, directing it to "gobble up dots" to increase its size. If the snake hit the edges of the video window, the game ended.[246][247] The feature no longer works with the HTML video player.[248]The Fidget Spinner that replaces the buffering icon
When watching a video with "fidget spinner" in the title, the buffering icon would change into a spinning fidget spinner. This easter egg no longer works.[249]
In 2011, the Nyan Cat video on YouTube was updated to show a custom progress bar with an animated Nyan Cat and a rainbow trail.[250][251] The custom progress bar was later removed at an unknown date. [citation needed]
YouTube Search
"beam me up scotty", a reference to Star Trek, would cause the search results to beam down onto the screen, as in Star Trek.[252]
"webdriver torso" will return the results but with a red background and a blue rectangle around some videos. It also says "aqua.flv – Slide 000[0–9]" at the bottom left of the page. This Easter egg is a reference to the Webdriver Torso mystery. Google has confirmed that it is behind the Webdriver Torso mystery; it is one of many test channels used by YouTube to ensure video quality.[256]
elgooG – a mirrored website of Google Search with horizontally flipped search results within which one can play some Google easter eggs which were discontinued.
Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and Browser Usage – a hoax study that claimed to have correlated the IQs of 100,000 internet users with which web browsers they used, claiming that users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer had lower IQs than users of other browsers
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"Google 'Thanos,' click the Infinity Gauntlet icon right now". Dhaka Tribune. April 27, 2019. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2021. If you Google Thanos, or the Infinity Gauntlet, the search results shows a preview of the Wikipedia page on the Titan as always. But unlike other search results, a small graphic image of Infinity Gauntlet has been added next to Thanos and Infinity Gauntlet on the preview of Wikipedia page.
