Microsoft is testing moving the lock icon in the Bing Search results snippets from the left of the URL to the right of the URL. Well, most of the time you don’t even see a lock but when Bing is testing it, Bing has been testing different lock locations. In September 2023 we shared this … Read more
Google is placing trending icons on some of the people also search for people in the knowledge panel. We’ve seen various forms of this and I don’t think this is specifically new, but I don’t think I covered this specific example. Spotted by Shahank Gupta who posted on X – I can replicate it, but … Read more
It looks like Google is testing an update to the Google Business Profile design where Google shows new icons and a slightly updated layout from the old version. The new layout also seems to make the information a bit easier to see and click on from while on your mobile phone. Khushal Bherwani spotted this … Read more
Google has a new “trending seller” icon for some product results in the search result snippet. This shows an arrow trending up icon next to the words “trending seller” below product results. This was spotted by Ethan Lazuk and he posted this partial screenshot on X: Ethan wrote, “Noticed a “Trending seller” icon for a … Read more
Google Search seems to be testing adding a people icon in the search bar, auto-complete search bar. I am told the people icons only show up when in the perspectives filter, but I personally cannot replicate it yet. This was spotted by Khushal Bherwani and he posted this on X: Here are more screenshots from … Read more
Bing is testing showing a lock icon in the Bing Search results for snippets from secure websites. Previously, Bing tested secure site labels and HTTPS labels in those positions but now Bing is testing showing a lock icon. Here are screenshots of this label from Khushal Bherwani on X and Shameem Adhikarath on X – … Read more
Google seems to be testing bolding and underlining the title links in the search results snippets in the mobile search interface. Google is also testing a triangular format for the three dots icon used for the about this result feature. This was captured by Brodie Clark, who shared a screenshot on Twitter; he said, “Google … Read more
Google seems to be testing a new setting icon on recipe search results. I cannot replicate it, but the recipe gear icon shows options for about this result, your preferences, your cookbook, and send feedback. This was spotted a couple of times by Khushal Bherwani both on desktop and mobile and posted screenshots on Twitter. … Read more
What are Icons? Icons are graphical representations of different elements on a website. They make the webpages visually appealing and like any other image, have a stronger connection and retention to the end user’s memory than plain text. When used in moderation and the right way, they can be self-explanatory and reduce the need for … Read more
Chrome announced that it will soon transition the Chrome browser away from the lock icon that signals a secure HTTPS connection and introduce a more neutral icon that they believe will present a better user experience. The reason for doing so is based on research that shows the current lock icon is unintentionally misleading and … Read more
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