Easter Eggs — Master List
Every hidden trick, game, and surprise built into Google Search — with step-by-step guides for each one, verified working in 2026.
How to trigger any Easter egg:
Go to google.com, type the trigger phrase into the search bar, and press Enter. Most activate instantly — a few require clicking an on-screen element after searching.
Visual Effect
Do a Barrel Roll
do a barrel roll
The entire Google results page spins a full 360°. One of the oldest and most iconic Easter eggs, active since 2011.
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Visual Effect3rd Party
Google Gravity
mrdoob.com/projects/google-gravity/
All of Google’s homepage elements fall to the floor under simulated gravity. A fan-made experiment by Mr. doob — not built by Google.
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Game
Google Pac-Man
google.com/doodles/30th-anniversary-of-pac-man
Play the full Pac-Man 30th anniversary Doodle in a Google-shaped maze. Insert Coin twice to unlock two-player Ms. Pac-Man mode.
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Visual Effect
Google Askew / Tilt
askew
Search “askew” and the results page tilts at a subtle angle. A tiny, satisfying CSS trick that’s been live since around 2011.
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Game
Google Zerg Rush
zerg rush
A swarm of Google O’s with health bars descends on your search results and devours them. Click to fight back — but the rush is designed to be unwinnable.
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Nostalgia
Google in 1998
google in 1998
Search results transform into a recreation of Google’s original 1998 design — sparse layout, blue links, and the retro logo from the year it launched.
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Visual Effect
Google Thanos
Thanos → click the gauntlet
Search “Thanos,” click the Infinity Gauntlet in the Knowledge Panel, and half your search results disintegrate. Click again to reverse the snap.
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Game
Google Snake Game
play snake
A fully playable Snake game embedded in Google Search, with multiple board sizes and speed settings. No downloads or extensions required.
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Game
Google Solitaire
solitaire
A complete Klondike Solitaire game lives inside Google Search. Easy and Hard difficulty. One of Google’s most polished in-Search games.
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Game
Google Minesweeper
minesweeper
Classic Minesweeper playable in three difficulty modes directly from Google Search. Easy for kids, Expert for veterans.
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Game
Google Dinosaur Game
chrome://dino/
Chrome’s famous offline game — a T-Rex jumping over cacti. Pterodactyls join at 450+ points. The game speeds up as your score climbs.
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GameRetired 2020
Google Atari Breakout
atari breakout (Google Images)
Image search results once transformed into a live Breakout game. Retired May 2020 — our guide documents the full history and how it worked.
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Quick Tool
Google Flip a Coin
flip a coin
An animated virtual coin flip embedded in Search results. Heads or tails in one click — useful when you genuinely can’t decide something.
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Quick Tool
Google Roll a Die
roll a die
Roll one or more virtual dice inside Google Search. Works for standard 6-sided dice or custom die types — great for board games on the go.
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Nostalgia
Google Wizard of Oz
wizard of oz → ruby slippers
Search “Wizard of Oz,” click the ruby slippers in the panel, and results switch to black-and-white. Click the tornado icon to bring color back.
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Visual Effect
Google Blink HTML
blink html
Search “blink html” and highlighted words on the results page begin blinking — a CSS animation tribute to the long-retired <blink> HTML tag.
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Guide
Google Easter Eggs for Kids
safe & fun for all ages
A curated selection of age-appropriate Easter eggs perfect for children — with parent tips, trigger phrases, and what to expect from each one.
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Guide
Google vs. Bing Easter Eggs
who has the best search Easter eggs?
A head-to-head comparison of Easter eggs on Google and Microsoft Bing — which search engine has more, which are better, and what each does uniquely.
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* Google Atari Breakout was permanently retired in May 2020. All other Easter eggs verified active as of October 2026.
What Are Google Easter Eggs?
Google Easter eggs are hidden features, interactive jokes, and playful surprises buried inside Google Search, Google Chrome, and other Google products. Engineers sneak them in as nods to pop culture, gaming history, and internet nostalgia.
Unlike Google Doodles — which are visible to every visitor on the homepage on a specific day — Easter eggs stay hidden until you know the trigger phrase. That’s part of the fun: the discovery is the reward.
Most are triggered by typing a specific search query. Some require an extra click after searching. A handful live outside Google Search entirely, like the Dinosaur Game hidden inside Chrome’s offline error page.
Browse by Category
Visual Effects
Page spins, tilts, color changes & animations
Games
Fully playable games inside or alongside Google
Quick Tools
Coin flips, dice rolls & instant utilities
Nostalgia
Retro throwbacks to Google’s history & pop culture
Guides
Curated picks for kids, comparisons & deep dives
Frequently Asked Questions
A Google Easter egg is a hidden feature, joke, or interactive surprise built into Google Search or Chrome. Developers embed them as playful touches — usually triggered by typing a specific phrase into the search bar or clicking a hidden element in the results page.
Most Google Easter eggs activate by typing a trigger phrase into Google Search and pressing Enter. A few require an extra step, like clicking the Infinity Gauntlet to trigger the Thanos effect, or clicking the ruby slippers for the Wizard of Oz trick.
Yes — the vast majority of Google Easter eggs are still active in 2026. Google Atari Breakout is the main exception, having been retired in May 2020. All other Easter eggs on this list were verified working as of October 2026.
Google has dozens of Easter eggs scattered across Search, Chrome, and its other products. This master list covers 18 of the most popular and well-documented ones — spanning visual effects, games, quick tools, and nostalgia tricks.
Do a Barrel Roll and Google Askew/Tilt are among Google’s oldest Easter eggs, both appearing around 2011. The Pac-Man Google Doodle predates them (2010) but is a Doodle rather than a Search Easter egg.
Most Google Easter eggs work on mobile browsers. Games like Solitaire, Minesweeper, Snake, and Flip a Coin work well on both Android and iOS.
The most kid-friendly Google Easter eggs include Snake, Solitaire, Minesweeper, Flip a Coin, Roll a Die, the Dinosaur Game (chrome://dino/), and Pac-Man. See our Google Easter Eggs for Kids guide for full details.
Yes — the most notable removal is Google Atari Breakout, which turned Google Images search results into a playable Breakout game. It was retired in May 2020.
No — Google Gravity is a fan-made experiment created by developer Ricardo Cabello (Mr. doob). It mimics Google’s homepage but runs on a separate third-party website, not on google.com itself.
Yes — Microsoft Bing has its own Easter eggs, including a Thanos-style snap effect and built-in Minesweeper. However, Google generally has more Easter eggs and they tend to be more polished. See our Google vs. Bing Easter Eggs comparison guide.
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Each Easter egg has its own in-depth guide — step-by-step instructions, how it works, tips, and history.