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The American technology company Google has added Easter eggs into many of its products and services, such as Google Search, YouTube, and Android since the 2000s. [1] [2]
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 contains all Google Easter eggs, whether or not they have been discontinued by Google.
As Google searches are case insensitive, [5] search terms are listed in lower case except where case sensitivity is explicitly referenced.
A Google web search for:
A Google web search for:
For the 25th anniversary of the TV series Friends , Google embedded Easter eggs for Chandler Bing , Phoebe Buffay , Monica Geller , Ross Geller , Rachel Green and Joey Tribbiani in their respective Knowledge Graphs. [104] [105] [106] 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.
A Google web search for:
Searching for "google birthday surprise spinner " 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. [107]
In late 2011, Google added a graphical calculator to search results, [133] [134] using natural language processing to determine that search results might be mathematical in nature. [135] [136] Woven into this feature are several, not entirely academic, results which might be considered Easter eggs. [137]
A Google web search for:
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 " will return "43". [138]
Ahead of Pi Day 2021, Google added an Easter egg game to the calculator tool which tested players' knowledge and memory of Pi. [141]
Trigger location or occasion | Pegman's appearance | Reference |
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Dragged onto Legoland in Carlsbad | Lego minifigure | [160] |
Dragged onto Sun Valley, Idaho | Skier | [161] |
Dragged onto the coast of Hawaii , Florida , Bali , or The Galápagos Islands | Mermaid | [162] |
Dragged onto Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, CA | Wearing a tie-dyed shirt | [163] |
Dragged near the Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park | Tennis player holding a racket | [164] |
Dragged near the Kennedy Space Center | Astronaut | [165] |
Dragged around Groom Lake in Nevada and Area 51 | UFO | [166] |
Dragged around the southern point of Half Moon Island, Antarctica, where Streetview is available | Penguin | [139] |
Loch Ness | Green Loch Ness Monster wearing a tartan hat | [167] |
Around some royal residences, such as Buckingham Palace (and the surrounding palaces), The Palace of Holyroodhouse and Hillsborough Castle | A representation of Queen Elizabeth II, "PegMa'am". Following the death of Elizabeth II in 2022, this Easter egg was removed. | [168] [169] [170] |
For the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Star Wars Stormtrooper or X-wing fighter pilot | [171] |
For the release of the video game The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD for the Wii U | Link holding a Master Sword and a Hylian Shield | [172] |
Around February 8, the launch day of Google Maps [173] | Dressed as a birthday cake | [174] |
For Google Street View's 10th birthday & for the user's birthday | 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. | [175] |
Viewing past Street Views | Emmett "Doc" Brown, one of the protagonists from the Back to the Future universe | [176] |
Halloween | Rides a broomstick | [177] |
Valentine's Day | Stands upon a heart | [177] |
Christmas week | Snowman | [177] |
I'm feeling | Result |
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Doodley | Random Google Doodle |
Artistic | Random Google art project |
Hungry | Google search for "restaurants" |
Puzzled | "A Google A Day" home page |
Trendy | Google Hot Trends |
Stellar | Google Earth homepage |
Playful | Random interactive Google Doodle |
Wonderful | Random "World Wonder" project |
Generous | Google "One Today" homepage |
Google offers interfaces for several different fictional languages. Users can set any of these languages (except pig Latin) as their search settings' preferred language. [186]
Language | URL |
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Bork | www.google.com/?hl=xx-bork |
Elmer Fudd | www.google.com/?hl=xx-elmer |
Hacker (Leet) | www.google.com/?hl=xx-hacker |
Klingon | www.google.com/?hl=xx-klingon |
Pig Latin | www.google.com/?hl=xx-piglatin |
Pirate | www.google.com/?hl=xx-pirate |
A YouTube search for:
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. [235] Google Search is a search engine operated by Google. It allows users to search for information on the Internet by entering keywords or phrases. Google Search uses algorithms to analyze and rank websites based on their relevance to the search query. It is the most popular search engine worldwide.
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