Google Tests Black Search Tools Bar

Nov 3, 2020 - 7:31 am 0 by
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The other day we saw Google testing a deeper black border around the search bar. Now Google seems to be testing a black, instead of blue, font and underline for the search bar tools under the search box on both desktop and mobile.

Nikos Aggelidakis sent me a couple of screen shots of this on Twitter - here is a side by side showing the black test next to the normal blue interface:

Google Search Black Search Tools Side Side

Here is a full size screen shot from Nikos:

Google Search Black Search Tools

Here is the desktop variation:

Google always be testing...

Forum discussion at Twitter.

 

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