"Google is testing the paperclip style icon in the search results, by the search result snippets and description. Clicking anywhere on the paperclip or the snippet will take you to the webpage. Google does use paperclip icons, on and off, for its AI Overviews and AI Mode links. So now Google is testing them in the main search results. This was spotted by Sachin Patel who posted a couple screenshots on X - here is one of those screenshots:"
"Google does use paperclip icons, on and off, for its AI Overviews and AI Mode links. So now Google is testing them in the main search results. This was spotted by Sachin Patel who posted a couple screenshots on X - here is one of those screenshots: I am not sure what this adds... Here are more: Now showing up for me too! pic.twitter.com/9tREGFNYqk- Gagan Ghotra (@gaganghotra_) October 16, 2025"
Google is testing a paperclip-style icon within main search result snippets and descriptions. Clicking the paperclip or the snippet opens the corresponding webpage. Paperclip icons appear intermittently for AI Overviews and AI Mode links and now appear in primary search results. Sachin Patel posted screenshots of the icon on X, and others, including Gagan Ghotra, confirmed seeing it on October 16, 2025. The icon resembles previously observed "see more" and related links. A forum discussion on X is active about the rollout and the icon's purpose.
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