Glossary · Featured Snippet
Featured Snippet
A search-result block at the top of Google results that answers the query directly with quoted content from a ranking page.
Featured snippets appear above the standard organic results and pull a direct answer from a single page. Snippet types include paragraph, list, table, and video. Earning the snippet requires content structured to answer the query directly with a clear, concise format.
With AI Overviews increasingly replacing featured snippets, the optimization tactics overlap: direct answers, named entities, and clear formatting all help both.