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* “[[binary number|binary]]”, “hex”, “[[hexadecimal]]” and “[[octal]]” showed the number of search results in the respective [[numeral system]].{{cite web |url=https://searchengineland.com/googles-easter-eggs-for-binary-octal-hexadecimal-114800 |title=Google’s Easter Eggs For Binary, Octal & Hexadecimal |website=searchengineland.com |first=Barry |last=Schwartz |date=March 12, 2012 |access-date=March 20, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.seroundtable.com/google-easter-egg-results-count-16992.html |title=Google’s Search About Number Of Results Easter Egg |website=seroundtable.com |first=Barry |last=Schwartz |date=June 27, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2019}} This has been discontinued.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022|reason=needs citation to a source that states that the easteregg was discontinued}}

* “[[binary number|binary]]”, “hex”, “[[hexadecimal]]” and “[[octal]]” showed the number of search results in the respective [[numeral system]].{{cite web |url=https://searchengineland.com/googles-easter-eggs-for-binary-octal-hexadecimal-114800 |title=Google’s Easter Eggs For Binary, Octal & Hexadecimal |website=searchengineland.com |first=Barry |last=Schwartz |date=March 12, 2012 |access-date=March 20, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.seroundtable.com/google-easter-egg-results-count-16992.html |title=Google’s Search About Number Of Results Easter Egg |website=seroundtable.com |first=Barry |last=Schwartz |date=June 27, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2019}} This has been discontinued.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022|reason=needs citation to a source that states that the easteregg was discontinued}}

* “{{see it|}}”, “blink tag”, or “blink html” includes samples of the [[blink element]] in the results.{{cite news |url=http://www.networkworld.com/article/2226404/software/google-easter-egg-leads-to-story-behind–blink–tag.html |title=Google Easter Egg Leads to Story Behind ‘Blink’ Tag |last=McNamara |first=Paul |newspaper=Network World |date=February 24, 2014 |access-date=January 20, 2015}}

* “{{see it|}}”, “blink tag”, or “blink html” includes samples of the [[blink element]] in the results.{{cite news |url=http://www.networkworld.com/article/2226404/software/google-easter-egg-leads-to-story-behind–blink–tag.html |title=Google Easter Egg Leads to Story Behind ‘Blink’ Tag |last=McNamara |first=Paul |newspaper=Network World |date=February 24, 2014 |access-date=January 20, 2015}}

* “{{cha cha slide}}” 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.{{Cite web |date=August 12, 2020 |title=Everybody clap your hands for the ‘Cha Cha Slide’ Google Easter Egg |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2020/08/google-cha-cha-slide-easter-egg-dance |url-status=live |website=USA Today}} As of August 2023 this no longer appears, due to [[DJ Casper]]’s passing on August 7, 2023.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

* “cha cha slide” 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.{{Cite web |date=August 12, 2020 |title=Everybody clap your hands for the ‘Cha Cha Slide’ Google Easter Egg |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2020/08/google-cha-cha-slide-easter-egg-dance |url-status=live |website=USA Today}} As of August 2023 this no longer appears, due to [[DJ Casper]]’s passing on August 7, 2023.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

*”[[chicxulub]]{{See it|term=chicxulub}}” or “meteorite” will show an asteroid falling on the results page. Then, the whole page will shake slightly.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefocus.news/tech/what-happens-if-you-google-chicxulub-crater-we-did-it-so-you-dont-have-to/|title=What happens if you Google ‘Chicxulub Crater’? We did it so you don’t have to|website=The Focus|last=Munro|first=Danny|date=December 29, 2022|access-date=January 8, 2022}}

*”[[chicxulub]]{{See it|term=chicxulub}}” or “meteorite” will show an asteroid falling on the results page. Then, the whole page will shake slightly.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefocus.news/tech/what-happens-if-you-google-chicxulub-crater-we-did-it-so-you-dont-have-to/|title=What happens if you Google ‘Chicxulub Crater’? We did it so you don’t have to|website=The Focus|last=Munro|first=Danny|date=December 29, 2022|access-date=January 8, 2022}}

* “christmas” changes the “Goooo…gle” page indicator at the bottom of every result page to show Christmas bulbs instead of o’s.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}

* “christmas” changes the “Goooo…gle” page indicator at the bottom of every result page to show Christmas bulbs instead of o’s.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}

Overview of Easter eggs in Google products