Google Search Results Light Background Shadow Color On Hover

May 29, 2025 - 7:21 am 0 by
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Google Shadows

Google is testing another search results snippet hover effect. This one will color the background a light gray shadow like color. We've seen variations of this before (see articles below).

This new one was spotted by Shameem Adhikarath on X - here is a GIF of it in action:

Google Search Results Background Hover

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