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{{Short description|Change to Google's logo on anniversaries and special days}} {{About||the software service included in [[Google Workspace]]|Google Drawings}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}} [[File:The first Google Doodle.png|thumb|upright=1.4|The first Google Doodle, on August 30, 1998, which celebrated [[Burning Man]]|alt=Google logo with Burning Man symbol behind the second O]] <span lang="es" dir="ltr">A</span> '''Google Doodle''' is a special, temporary alteration of the [[Google logo|logo]] on [[Google]]'s [[home page|homepage]]s intended to commemorate [[holiday]]s, events, achievements, and historical figures. The first Google Doodle honored the 1998 edition of the long-running annual [[Burning Man]] event in Black Rock City, Nevada, and was designed by co-founders [[Larry Page]] and [[Sergey Brin]] to notify users of their absence in case the servers crashed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/doodle4google/history.html |title=Doodle 4 Google |access-date=April 23, 2014 |archive-date=February 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205205345/http://www.google.com/doodle4google/history.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Burning Man Festival |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/burning-man-festival/ |website=Google Doodles |access-date=20 March 2021 |language=en |archive-date=May 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511025901/http://www.google.com/doodles/burning-man-festival |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Megan |first1=Garber |title=The First Google Doodle Was a Burning Man Stick Figure |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/09/the-first-google-doodle-was-a-burning-man-stick-figure/279416/ |url-access=subscription |website=The Atlantic |date=September 6, 2013 |publisher=The Atlantic Monthly Group |access-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-date=September 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907201406/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/09/the-first-google-doodle-was-a-burning-man-stick-figure/279416/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Early marketing employee [[Susan Wojcicki]] then spearheaded subsequent Doodles, including an alien landing on Google and additional custom logos for major holidays.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The career rise of Susan Wojcicki, who rented her garage to Google's founders in 1998 and is now the CEO of YouTube |website=[[Business Insider]] |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/susan-wojcicki-youtube-ceo-bio-career-life-2018-12#one-of-wojcickis-earliest-projects-was-to-liven-up-the-google-logo-for-holidays-and-special-events-her-first-doodle-was-an-alien-landing-on-google-and-now-google-doodle-drawings-appear-daily-on-the-homepage-13 |first1=Paige |last1=Leskin |first2=Sarah |last2=Jackson |date=Dec 9, 2019 |access-date=April 6, 2022 |archive-date=April 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406090848/https://www.businessinsider.com/susan-wojcicki-youtube-ceo-bio-career-life-2018-12#one-of-wojcickis-earliest-projects-was-to-liven-up-the-google-logo-for-holidays-and-special-events-her-first-doodle-was-an-alien-landing-on-google-and-now-google-doodle-drawings-appear-daily-on-the-homepage-13 |url-status=live }}</ref> Google Doodles were designed by an outside contractor, cartoonist Ian David Marsden until 2000, when Page and Brin asked [[public relations officer]] [[Dennis Hwang]] to design a logo for [[Bastille Day]]. Since then, a team of employees called Doodlers have organized and published the Doodles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/12/meet-people-behind-google-doodles-logo |title=Meet the people behind the Google Doodles |work=The Guardian |date=April 12, 2014 |access-date=September 27, 2014 |archive-date=January 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108172509/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/12/meet-people-behind-google-doodles-logo |url-status=live }}</ref> Initially, Doodles were neither animated nor [[hyperlink]]ed—they were simply images with [[tooltip]]s describing the subject or expressing a holiday greeting. Doodles increased in both frequency and complexity by the beginning of the 2010s. On October 31, 2000, the first animated Doodle celebrated Halloween.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Halloween 2000 by guest illustrator Lorie Loeb Doodle – Google Doodles |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/halloween-2000-by-guest-illustrator-lorie-loeb/ |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=doodles.google |language=en}}</ref> On May 21, 2010, the first interactive Doodle appeared later celebrating ''[[Pac-Man]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Randy |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/21/google-celebrates-pac-mans-30th-with-playable-logo/ |title=Google celebrates Pac-Man's 30th anniversary with playable logo |publisher=Joystiq |date=May 21, 2010 |access-date=September 30, 2014 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006130544/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/21/google-celebrates-pac-mans-30th-with-playable-logo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and hyperlinks also began to be added to Doodles, usually linking to a [[search engine results page|search results]] page for the subject of the Doodle. By 2014, Google had published over 2,000 regional and international Doodles throughout its homepages,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27732237 |title=Google blunder over D-Day doodle |access-date=September 30, 2014 |date=June 6, 2014 |work=BBC News |archive-date=October 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016072914/http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27732237 |url-status=live }}</ref> often featuring guest artists, [[musician]]s, and personalities.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/8410/google-doodle-valentines-day/ |title=How Google made its Valentine's Day Doodle |magazine=Time |access-date=September 30, 2014 |date=February 14, 2014 |archive-date=March 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307224826/https://time.com/8410/google-doodle-valentines-day/ |url-status=live }}</ref> By 2024, the Doodlers team had created over 5,000 Doodles for Google's homepages around the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Story and Evolution of Doodles - Google Doodles |url=https://doodles.google/about/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926120152/https://doodles.google/about/ |archive-date=26 September 2024 |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=doodles.google |language=en}}</ref> ==Overview== In addition to celebrating many well-known events and holidays, Google Doodles celebrate artists and scientists on their birthdays.<ref name="GoogleHolidayLogos">{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/holidaylogos.html |title=Stress Cultlogos |access-date=August 14, 2009 |archive-date=May 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523020526/http://www.google.com/holidaylogos.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The featuring of Lowell's logo design coincided with the launch of another Google product, [[Google Maps]]. Doodles are also used to depict major events at Google, such as the company's own anniversary.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6237306/Googlle-Google-releases-missspelt-logo-to-mark-11th-anniversary.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525121854/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6237306/Googlle-Google-releases-missspelt-logo-to-mark-11th-anniversary.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 25, 2012 |date=September 27, 2009 |access-date=September 27, 2009 |work= The Telegraph |first=Matthew |last=Moore |title=Googlle: Google releases misspelt logo to mark 11th anniversary}}</ref> The celebration of historic events is another common topic of Google Doodles including a [[Lego]] brick design in celebration of the interlocking Lego block's 50th anniversary. Some Google Doodles are limited to Google's country-specific home pages while others appear globally.<ref name=introcnn>{{cite news |title=Google doodles a fresh beginning on New Year's Day |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/google-doodles-new-years-day/216762-11.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107192806/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/google-doodles-new-years-day/216762-11.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 7, 2012 |access-date=December 31, 2011 |work=IBN Live |date=December 31, 2011}}</ref> ===Common themes=== Since the first [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]] Doodle in 1998, many Doodles for holidays, events and other celebrations have recurred annually. These include: * [[Gregorian calendar|Gregorian]] [[New Year's Day]] (2000–present) * [[Martin Luther King Jr. Day]] (2003; 2006–present) * [[Lunar New Year]] (2001; 2003–present) * [[Valentine's Day]] (2000–present; <small>partial exception during certain [[Winter Olympic Games|Olympic]] years</small>) * [[International Women's Day]] (2005; 2009–present) * [[Saint Patrick's Day]] (2000–2021; 2023–present) * [[Earth Day]] (2001–present) * [[Mother's Day]] (2000–present) * [[Father's Day]] (2000–present) * [[Juneteenth]] (2020–present) * [[Independence Day (United States)|U.S. Independence Day]] (2000–present) * [[Bastille Day]] (2000–present) * [[German Unity Day]] (2002–2003; 2006–2008; 2010–present) * [[Swiss National Day]] (2001–present) * [[Olympic Games]] (2000–present; <small>partial exception in 2014</small>)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2014/02/06/google-doodle-olympics-gay-rights/#zCGrlzzN4GqQ|work=Mashable|title=Rainbow Olympic Google Doodle Disses Russia's Anti-Gay Laws|access-date=June 22, 2017|date=February 6, 2017|last=Taylor|first=Chris|archive-date=December 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224135158/http://mashable.com/2014/02/06/google-doodle-olympics-gay-rights/#zCGrlzzN4GqQ|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Halloween]] (1999–present) * [[Hinamatsuri]] (2009–2012; 2014–2023) * [[Thanksgiving Day (United States)|U.S. Thanksgiving Day]] (1998–present) * [[Christmas Day]] (1999–present){{efn|name=Xmas|Every year since 1999, Google has posted a special international doodle as either one logo or several interconnected logos, spanning at least the day of December 25 (sometimes beginning as early as December 1 and ending as late as December 27). Many of the logos have had winter themes, despite it being summer in the Southern Hemisphere, but few have had explicitly [[Christmas]] themes, opting for generic seasonally festive imagery instead. Google has rarely if ever used the word "Christmas" in relation to these Doodles, though multiple news sources have.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Feeney|first=Nolan|url=https://time.com/3647117/google-doodle-christmas/|title=Google's Christmas Doodle Feels Your Holiday Travel Pain|magazine=Time|date=December 25, 2014|access-date=August 31, 2015|archive-date=September 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918010237/http://time.com/3647117/google-doodle-christmas/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Shikhar|last=Jiwrajka|url=http://www.india.com/whatever/merry-christmas-google-doodle-tis-the-season-latest-doodle-begins-happy-holidays-with-an-amusing-journey-231273/|title=Merry Christmas Google Doodle: 'Tis the Season latest doodle begins 'Happy Holidays' with an amusing journey!|publisher=India.com|date=December 25, 2014|access-date=August 31, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044558/http://www.india.com/whatever/merry-christmas-google-doodle-tis-the-season-latest-doodle-begins-happy-holidays-with-an-amusing-journey-231273/|url-status=live}}</ref> Google has used terminology including "[[season's greetings]]", "[[happy holidays]]", "'tis the season", "end of year" and "holiday series" to describe the Doodles. In certain years the Doodle would be redisplayed on January 6 and/or 7, the date of Christmas in some regions and denominations.}} * [[New Year's Eve]] (1999; 2011–present) ==Doodlers== ''Doodlers'' is Google's name for the illustrators, engineers and artists who design the Doodles. They have included artists like [[Ekua Holmes]], [[Sophia Foster-Dimino]], [[Lynnette Haozous]], and [[Eric Carle]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-business/9879577/Creating-a-womens-Google-Doodle-was-too-frightening.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-business/9879577/Creating-a-womens-Google-Doodle-was-too-frightening.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Creating a women's Google Doodle was too frightening |last=Barnett |first=Emma |date=February 19, 2013 |work=The Telegraph |access-date=September 29, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/style/2015/01/19/roxbury-artist-creates-google-doodle-for-mlk-day/pNins9NPSkP9q1xwk2pPeK/story.html |title=Roxbury artist creates Google Doodle for MLK Day |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |access-date=April 21, 2017 |archive-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131183657/https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/style/2015/01/19/roxbury-artist-creates-google-doodle-for-mlk-day/pNins9NPSkP9q1xwk2pPeK/story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-19192660 |title=Google's doodles: Who's behind them? |last=Hogenboom |first=Melissa |date=August 13, 2012 |work=BBC News |access-date=April 21, 2017 |archive-date=February 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202140550/https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-19192660 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://baladycreatives.com/sophia-foster-dimino/ |title=Sophia Foster-Dimino |first=Melanie |last=Richards |access-date=November 28, 2017 |archive-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131092743/http://baladycreatives.com/sophia-foster-dimino/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Google celebrates Eric Carle's Very Hungry Caterpillar|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/5021384/Google-celebrates-Eric-Carles-Very-Hungry-Caterpillar.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/5021384/Google-celebrates-Eric-Carles-Very-Hungry-Caterpillar.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=September 2, 2015|agency=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Saint-Louis |first1=Tai |title=Brooklyn Illustrator Honors Dr. King's Legacy With 'Future-Focused' Google Doodle |url=https://www.blackenterprise.com/brooklyn-illustrator-honors-dr-kings-legacy-with-future-focused-google-doodle/ |access-date=18 January 2022 |work=Black Enterprise |date=January 17, 2022 |archive-date=January 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118191955/https://www.blackenterprise.com/brooklyn-illustrator-honors-dr-kings-legacy-with-future-focused-google-doodle/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Celebrating Allan Haozous (Houser) |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/celebrating-allan-haozous-houser/ |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=Google Doodles |language=en}}</ref> ==Interactive and notable doodles== [[File:Pacman10-hp.png|thumb|Google's interactive [[Pac-Man]] logo]] In May 2010, on the 30th anniversary of the 1980 [[arcade game]] ''[[Pac-Man]]'', Google unveiled worldwide their first [[interactive media|interactive logo]], created in association with [[Namco]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20005528-52.html |title=Google gets Pac-Man fever |first=Daniel |last=Terdiman |date=May 21, 2010 |work=Geek Gestalt |publisher=CNET |access-date=December 24, 2010 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190834/http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20005528-52.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Anyone who visited Google could play Pac-Man on the logo, which featured the letters of the word ''Google'' on the Pac-Man maze. The logo also mimicked the sounds the original arcade game made. The ''[[I'm Feeling Lucky]]'' button was replaced with an ''Insert Coin'' button. Pressing this once enabled the user to play the Pac-Man logo. Pressing it once more added a second player, [[Ms. Pac-Man]], enabling two players to play at once, controlled using the W, A, S, D keys, instead of the arrows as used by Player 1. Pressing it for a third time performed an ''I'm Feeling Lucky'' search. It was then removed on May 23, 2010, initially replacing Pac-Man with the normal logo. Later on that day, Google released<ref name="released">{{cite web |last=Mayer |first=Marissa |url=http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/pac-man-rules.html |work=Official Google Blog |title=PAC-MAN rules! |via=Blogspot |date=May 23, 2010 |access-date=August 30, 2010 |archive-date=December 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202051435/http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/pac-man-rules.html |url-status=live }}</ref> a [https://doodles.google/doodle/30th-anniversary-of-pac-man/ permanent site to play Google Pac-Man (accessed by clicking on top icon)], due to the popular user demand for the playable logo.<ref name="released" /> ''Pac-Man Doodle'' drew an estimated 1{{nbsp}}billion players worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fricker |first=Martin |title=Google gives Pac-Man boost with over 1 billion playing Goggle Doodle game in three days |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/google-gives-pac-man-boost-with-over-223613 |work=Mirror Online |date=May 23, 2010 |access-date=October 29, 2018 |archive-date=May 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502050502/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/google-gives-pac-man-boost-with-over-223613 |url-status=live }}</ref> Since that time, Google has continued to post occasional interactive and video doodles: ===2010s=== *On May 21–22, 2010, Google introduced an interactive game celebrating [[Pac-Man]] on its 30th anniversary. *On June 8, 2010, [[Robert Alexander Schumann|Robert Schumann]] was celebrated with a Google Doodle for his 200th birthday only in [[Germany]]. * On September 4, 2010, the Google logo was changed to an [https://www.google.com/logos/buckyball.html interactive Buckyball] to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its discovery.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/sep/04/google-doodle-buckyball-anniversary |title=Google doodle marks buckyball anniversary |date=September 4, 2010 |work=The Guardian |access-date=October 15, 2019 |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=October 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015233601/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/sep/04/google-doodle-buckyball-anniversary |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=25th Anniversary of Buckyball |url=https://www.google.com/logos/2010/buckyball10-hp.gif |language=en |access-date=October 15, 2019 |archive-date=October 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015031323/http://www.google.com/logos/2010/buckyball10-hp.gif |url-status=live }}</ref> The Buckyball, also known as the [[Buckminsterfullerene]] C60 is a molecule made entirely of carbon. *On September 6, 2010, Google launched its fourth interactive Google Doodle. ''[https://www.google.com/logos/particle.html Google Instant – Particle Logo]'' replaced its static logo with a [[JavaScript]]-based particle movement simulator where dynamic colored balls can be manipulated with the movement of the mouse cursor over the logo, or by shaking of the browser window.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/204923/What_Up_With_Google_Bouncy_Ball_Logo.html |title=What's Up With Google's Bouncy Ball Logo? |date=September 7, 2010 |website=PCWorld |language=en |access-date=October 15, 2019 |archive-date=August 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801043947/https://www.pcworld.com/article/204923/What_Up_With_Google_Bouncy_Ball_Logo.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Unlike some other Google Doodles, this one is unclickable.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mashable.com/2010/09/07/google-logo-particles/ |title=Google Logo Turns into Animated Particles |last=Schroeder |first=Stan |website=Mashable |date=September 7, 2010 |language=en |access-date=October 15, 2019 |archive-date=October 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015233631/https://mashable.com/2010/09/07/google-logo-particles/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *On September 7, 2010, another Google Instant family logo known as ''[https://www.google.com/logos/keystroke.html Keystroke Logo]'' was released. A greyed-out colorless logo lit up with the standard Google colors as the first six letters of a search query were entered.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/deborahsweeney/2011/09/27/the-13-best-global-google-doodles/ |title=The 13 Best Global Google Doodles |last=Sweeney |first=Deborah |website=Forbes |language=en |access-date=October 15, 2019 |archive-date=October 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016000558/https://www.forbes.com/sites/deborahsweeney/2011/09/27/the-13-best-global-google-doodles/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *On October 8, 2010, Google ran its first video doodle, a short animation set to the music of ''[[Imagine (John Lennon song)|Imagine]]'' to mark what would have been [[John Lennon]]'s 70th birthday.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/john-lennons-70th-birthday/ |title=John Lennon's 70th Birthday |date=October 8, 2010 |access-date=September 28, 2012 |archive-date=October 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008064835/http://www.google.com/doodles/john-lennons-70th-birthday |url-status=live }}</ref> Similarly, [[Freddie Mercury]]'s would-be 65th birthday was celebrated on September 5, 2011, with an animated clip set to ''[[Don't Stop Me Now]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/freddie-mercurys-65th-birthday/ |title=Freddie Mercury's 65th Birthday |date=September 5, 2011 |access-date=September 28, 2012 |archive-date=September 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918064915/http://www.google.com/doodles/freddie-mercurys-65th-birthday |url-status=live }}</ref> *On April 15, 2011, Google sported the first live-action video doodle, in commemoration of [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s 122nd birthday.<ref>{{cite web |last=Germick |first=Ryan |url=http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/lights-camera-doodle.html |title=Official Google Blog: Lights, camera, doodle! |work=Google Blog |date=April 15, 2011 |access-date=April 23, 2014 |archive-date=February 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202231853/https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/lights-camera-doodle.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This doodle was a black and white [[YouTube]] video that, when clicked upon, started playing before redirecting to the usual Google search featuring the doodle's special occasion. All parts in this short film were played by the Google Doodle team, and special behind-the-scenes footage was to be found on the Google blog. *Google displayed an interactive electric guitar doodle starting June 9, 2011, to commemorate the 96th birthday of [[Les Paul]] (d. 2009). Apart from being able to hover the cursor over the doodle to strum the strings just like one of Les Paul's [[Gibson guitars]], there was also a keyboard button, which when enabled allowed interaction with the doodle via the keyboard. The doodle still maintained some resemblance to the Google logo. In the U.S., the doodle also allowed the user to record a 30-second clip, after which a URL is created and can be sent to others. The doodle remained on the site an extra day due to popularity in the U.S. It now has its own page linked to the Google Doodles archives.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/pda/2011/jun/09/google-doodle-les-paul |title=Les Paul: Google's best doodle yet? |work=The Guardian |date=June 9, 2011 |first=Jemima |last=Kiss |access-date=June 9, 2011 |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030015222/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/pda/2011/jun/09/google-doodle-les-paul |url-status=live }}</ref> *On January 18, 2012, for users in the United States, Google placed a censor bar on top of their logo to [[Protests against SOPA and PIPA|protest SOPA and PIPA]]. *On May 23, 2012, for what would have been instrument inventor and synthesizer pioneer [[Robert Moog]]'s 78th birthday, the Doodle team pulled off their own feat of engineering: a fully playable and recordable Google logo resembling a vintage [[Minimoog]] Model D synthesizer. Electronic analog [[Moog synthesizer|Moog Synthesizer]] timbre and tones would come to define a generation of music, featuring heavily in songs by The Beatles, The Doors, Stevie Wonder, Kraftwerk and many others. Much like the musical machines Bob Moog created, this doodle was synthesized from a number of smaller components to form a unique instrument. Mouse or computer keyboard was used to control the mini-synthesizer's keys and knobs and fiddle with oscillators and envelopes. [https://doodles.google/doodle/robert-moogs-78th-birthday/ Synthesizer doodle] patched the keyboard into a 4-track tape recorder that could share songs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-06-26/here-are-people-who-make-google-doodles |title=Here are the people who make Google Doodles |website=Public Radio International |date=June 14, 2016 |language=en |access-date=October 16, 2019 |archive-date=October 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016154505/https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-06-26/here-are-people-who-make-google-doodles |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.moogmusic.com/news/google-honors-legacy-synthesizer-pioneer-bob-moog-his-78th-birthday-moog-google-doodle |title=The Moog Google Doodle – Google Honors the Legacy of Synthesizer Pioneer Bob Moog on his 78th Birthday with "Moog Google Doodle" |website=moogmusic |access-date=October 16, 2019 |archive-date=October 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016154508/https://www.moogmusic.com/news/google-honors-legacy-synthesizer-pioneer-bob-moog-his-78th-birthday-moog-google-doodle |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/robert-moogs-78th-birthday/ |title=Robert Moog's 78th Birthday |website=www.google.com |language=en |access-date=October 16, 2019 |archive-date=October 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013070250/http://www.google.com/doodles/robert-moogs-78th-birthday |url-status=live }}</ref> *On June 23, 2012, in commemoration of [[Alan Turing]]'s 100th birthday, Google's logo became an interactive [[Turing Machine]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://archive.wired.com/geekmom/2012/06/a-google-doodle-for-alan-turings-100th-birthday/ |title=A Google Doodle for Alan Turing's 100th Birthday |first=Kathy |last=Ceceri |magazine=GeekMom |publisher=Wired.com |access-date=September 28, 2012 |archive-date=May 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523035003/http://archive.wired.com/geekmom/2012/06/a-google-doodle-for-alan-turings-100th-birthday/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *On August 8, 2012, Google displayed an interactive [[Basketball]] game for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]. *On September 13, 2012, Google created a doodle for [[Clara Schumann]] to commemorate her 193rd birthday. *On November 23, 2013, Google's logo changed to a playable ''[[Doctor Who]]'' game in honor of the show's 50th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/doctor-whos-50th-anniversary/ |title=Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary |date=November 23, 2013 |access-date=April 23, 2014 |archive-date=May 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504050708/https://www.google.com/doodles/doctor-whos-50th-anniversary |url-status=live }}</ref> *On May 19, 2014, for the 40th anniversary of the [[Rubik's Cube]], Google made an interactive virtual Rubik's Cube that people could try to solve. *On April 14, 2015, for the 155th anniversary of the [[Pony Express]], Google made a playable 2D [[side-scrolling video game|side-scrolling]] doodle game in which the player collects mail, avoids obstacles, and delivers up to 100 letters from California to Missouri.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/155th-anniversary-of-the-pony-express/ |title=155th Anniversary of the Pony Express |date=April 14, 2015 |access-date=April 14, 2015 |archive-date=April 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414003154/https://www.google.com/doodles/155th-anniversary-of-the-pony-express |url-status=live }}</ref> *On October 1, 2015, [[Annie Besant]]'s 168th birthday was commemorated with a Doodle.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://doodles.google/doodle/annie-besants-168th-birthday/ | title=Annie Besant's 168th Birthday Doodle – Google Doodles }}</ref> *On December 17, 2015, a Google Doodle was featured honoring the 245th anniversary of [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s date of birth.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrating Ludwig van Beethoven's 245th Year |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/celebrating-ludwig-van-beethovens-245th-year/ |work=Google |access-date=December 17, 2015 |archive-date=December 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151217020711/http://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-ludwig-van-beethovens-245th-year |url-status=live }}</ref> It features an interactive game to match the musical writing in correct order as it featured 4 levels. *On January 22, 2016, for the 151st birthday of [[Wilbur Scoville]], creator of the [[Scoville scale|Scoville Scale]], Google made a playable doodle game in which the player plays as an ice cream cone throwing ice cream scoops at a variety of peppers to neutralize their heat. Gameplay is based on the timing of a mouse click or space bar press which rapidly increases in difficulty. The game features 5 levels, each featuring a different type of pepper (Bell Pepper, Jalapeño Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Ghost Pepper, and [[Trinidad Moruga scorpion]]) and a fun fact about each pepper along with its measured Scoville Heat Units.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wilbur Scoville's 151st Birthday|url=https://doodles.google/doodle/wilbur-scovilles-151st-birthday/|access-date=2021-11-11|website=www.google.com|language=en|archive-date=November 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111100319/https://www.google.com/doodles/wilbur-scovilles-151st-birthday|url-status=live}}</ref> *On August 5, 2016, for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], the Google app received an update for Android and iOS devices to include 7 mini games called ''Doodle Fruit Games'' featuring Strawberry, Blueberry, Coconut, Pineapple, and more. It lasted until August 21, with a new mini game every day. The game was accessible on the Google app by clicking on a play button. *On October 30, 2016, for [[Halloween]], Google added a game series called ''[[Magic Cat Academy]]'', featuring a cat named Momo fighting ghosts. To play, users had to click on a play button, and "draw" to kill the ghosts. *On February 11, 12, 13 and 14, 2017, for [[Valentine's Day]], Google added a game featuring the endangered [[pangolin]], an African and Asian mammal, that goes through four levels (one released each day), while collecting objects, and avoiding obstacles. *On 28 February 2017, Google celebrated [[Abdul Sattar Edhi|Edhi]] with a Google Doodle hailing his "super-efficient" ambulance service.<ref>{{cite web|date=28 February 2017|title=Abdul Sattar Edhi: Why Google honours him today|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/02/abdul-sattar-edhi-google-honours-angel-mercy-170227140720826.html|access-date=28 February 2017|website=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]]|archive-date=September 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902185427/https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/02/abdul-sattar-edhi-google-honours-angel-mercy-170227140720826.html|url-status=live}}</ref> *On May 9, 2017, a Google Doodle was featured honoring the 181st birthday of [[Ferdinand Monoyer]]. He was a French ophthalmologist who in 1872 introduced the [[dioptre]], the reciprocal of focal length in metres, as a unit for [[optical power|lens power]]; its use greatly simplifies calculations when combining lenses. He devised an eye chart where every row represents a different lens power, from smallest to largest. A close look at the Doodle may reveal to the reader a tribute to Monoyer:<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 9, 2017 |title=Ferdinand Monoyer – The Inventor of Eye-test on his 181st Birthday |url=https://www.framesbuy.com.au/trends/ferdinand-monoyer/ |access-date=July 22, 2020 |website=Framesbuy.com.au – Trends |language=en-US |archive-date=February 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223010502/https://www.framesbuy.com.au/trends/ferdinand-monoyer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> his name, hidden in the chart. *On June 22, 2017, to commemorate the 117th birthday of [[Oskar Fischinger]], a musician, Google released an interactive fullscreen Doodle that let users create their own musical songs by tapping on the screen. The user could then choose to share it to social media. The game was accessible by tapping on 2 play buttons.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/4827886/google-doodle-oskar-fischinger-animation/ |title=Google Honors Animator Oskar Fischinger With This Amazing Interactive Doodle |magazine=Time |access-date=June 22, 2017 |date=June 22, 2017 |last=Kilpatrick |first=Ryan |archive-date=June 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622075831/http://time.com/4827886/google-doodle-oskar-fischinger-animation/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *On August 11, 2017, the 44th anniversary of [[DJ Kool Herc]]'s pioneering use of the [[hip hop music|hip hop]] [[Break (music)|break]], the Google Doodle allowed users use a double [[turntable]] to act as a hip-hop [[disc jockey|DJ]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2017/08/11/google-creates-a-truly-epic-interactive-doodle-to-celebrate-hip-hops-44th-birthday-jam/ |title=Hip-hop history: Google creates epic musical Doodle to kick off 44th birthday jam |date=August 11, 2017 |access-date=August 12, 2017 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |archive-date=August 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813080426/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2017/08/11/google-creates-a-truly-epic-interactive-doodle-to-celebrate-hip-hops-44th-birthday-jam/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *On September 4, 2017, to commemorate the 83rd birthday of Russian baritone singer [[Eduard Khil]], Google added a video doodle that featured an animated Eduard Khil singing "I am very glad, as I'm finally returning back home", known globally as the ''[[Trololo]]'' song. *On December 4, 2017, Google celebrated 50 years of kids' [[Visual programming language|coding language]]s with an Interactive Doodle.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://time.com/5047299/kids-coding-languages-google-doodle-logo/ |title=Google Doodle Celebrates 50 Years of Kids Coding Languages |magazine=Time |date=December 4, 2017 |first=Joseph |last=Hinvks |access-date=July 25, 2019 |archive-date=September 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913132312/https://time.com/5047299/kids-coding-languages-google-doodle-logo/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/12/04/what-is-kids-coding-and-what-languages-can-they-use-7129873/ |title=What is kids coding and what languages can they use? |date=December 4, 2017 |first=Aisling |last=Moloney |work=Metro |access-date=July 25, 2019 |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327153607/https://metro.co.uk/2017/12/04/what-is-kids-coding-and-what-languages-can-they-use-7129873/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *On December 8, 2017, Google commemorated the 287th birthday of [[Jan Ingenhousz]] with a Doodle.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jan Ingenhousz's 287th Birthday |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/jan-ingenhouszs-287th-birthday/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=www.google.com |language=en}}</ref> *On January 29, 2018, Google celebrated Taiwanese singer [[Teresa Teng]] on what would have been her 65th birthday.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Teresa Teng's 65th Birthday |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/teresa-tengs-65th-birthday/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.google.com |language=en}}</ref> *On May 3, 2018, Google celebrated the work of [[Georges Méliès]] by making a doodle that encompassed his famous work such as ''[[A Trip to the Moon]]'' and ''[[The Impossible Voyage]]''. The doodle is also the first google doodle that was shown in 360-degrees format, with the viewer being able to rotate the video to give them different points of view.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/3/17310370/georges-melies-google-doodle-vr-360-video-french-illusionist-director |title=Google's first VR Doodle celebrates French illusionist and director Georges Méliès |first=Thuy |last=Ong |date=May 3, 2018 |work=The Verge |access-date=May 3, 2018 |archive-date=May 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503202215/https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/3/17310370/georges-melies-google-doodle-vr-360-video-french-illusionist-director |url-status=live }}</ref> *On May 16, 2018, Google celebrated Polish painter [[Tamara de Lempicka]]. *On June 10, 2018, Google celebrated the history of [[Garden Gnome|garden gnomes]] by releasing an interactive Doodle where the player can use a catapult to launch their clay gnomes into the farthest reach of their garden.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} *On September 15, 2018, for [[India]], Google commemorated Sir [[M. Visvesvaraya|Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya's]] 158th Birthday, on which day India celebrates [[Engineer's Day|Engineer's day]]. *On September 21, 2018, the [[stop-motion]], animated video Google doodle, celebrating [[Fred Rogers]], was created in collaboration with Fred Rogers productions, The Fred Rogers center, and BixPix entertainment. *On October 30, 2018, for [[Halloween]], Google added a multiplayer game called ''Great Ghoul Duel'', featuring two teams of ghosts racing to collect spirits and steal them from the other team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Google's Halloween Doodle Will Destroy Your Productivity Today |url=https://fortune.com/2018/10/30/google-halloween-doodle-ghost-game/ |website=Fortune |access-date=25 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=March 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325052242/https://fortune.com/2018/10/30/google-halloween-doodle-ghost-game/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Games can support up to 8 players, and users could create custom invite links or match with random users across the globe. ''Great Ghoul Duel'' was the first Doodle to support multiplayer over the internet.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hernandez |first1=Patricia |title=Google's 2018 Halloween Doodle is also its first multiplayer game |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/30/18044668/google-halloween-doodle-ghost-game-2018 |website=The Verge |access-date=25 March 2022 |language=en |date=30 October 2018 |archive-date=March 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325052242/https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/30/18044668/google-halloween-doodle-ghost-game-2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> *On November 6, 2018, for the [[2018 United States elections|United States elections]], Google changed their logo to ''Go Vote.''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/nation-now/2018/11/06/google-doodle-election-day-logo-update-tells-users-go-vote/1900618002/ |work=USA Today |title=Google transforms logo for Election Day to two words: 'Go Vote' |first=Brett |last=Molina |access-date=November 6, 2018 |archive-date=November 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107012745/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/nation-now/2018/11/06/google-doodle-election-day-logo-update-tells-users-go-vote/1900618002/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *On November 11, 2018, Google celebrated the 58th posthumous birthday of [[Christy Essien-Igbokwe]], who was a Nigerian musician and actress. *On March 7, 2019, Google celebrated [[Olga Ladyzhenskaya]], a Russian mathematician. *On March 21, 2019, Google celebrated German composer and musician [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] by creating the first Doodle that uses [[artificial intelligence]] to make music. When a button is pressed, the Doodle uses machine learning to harmonize a user-created melody into Bach's signature music style (or alternatively into a Bach 80s rock style hybrid if an [[amplifier|amp]] on the right side is clicked).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach|url=https://doodles.google/doodle/celebrating-johann-sebastian-bach/|url-status=live|access-date=July 26, 2021|website=www.google.com|archive-date=January 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123154956/https://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-johann-sebastian-bach}}</ref> *On July 16–20, 2019, Google celebrated the 50th anniversary of the [[Apollo 11]] Moon landing by NASA where [[Neil Armstrong]] became the first man on the Moon.<ref>{{Cite web|title=50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing|url=https://doodles.google/doodle/50th-anniversary-of-the-moon-landing/|access-date=2021-07-26|website=www.google.com|language=en|archive-date=February 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225125124/http://www.google.com/doodles/50th-anniversary-of-the-moon-landing|url-status=live}}</ref> *On August 12, 2019, for India, Google commemorated [[Vikram Sarabhai|Vikram Sarabhai's]] 100th birthday. He is internationally regarded as the Father of the Indian Space Program.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vikram Sarabhai's 100th Birthday|url=https://doodles.google/doodle/vikram-sarabhais-100th-birthday/|access-date=February 26, 2022|archive-date=February 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226064558/https://www.google.com/doodles/vikram-sarabhais-100th-birthday|url-status=live}}</ref> *On December 9–10, 2019, the interactive Google doodle game celebrated the Mexican card game [[loteria]]. ===2020s=== {{Excessive examples|section|date=January 2025}} *On March 20, 2020, near the beginning of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Google honored [[Ignaz Semmelweis]] for pioneering the practice of [[hand washing]]. The Doodle animation specifically showcased how to properly and thoroughly wash one's hands.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/google-doodle-honors-handwashing-pioneer-dr-ignaz-semmelweis/ |date=March 19, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2020 |publisher=CNET |last=Musil |first=Steven |title=Google Doodle honors handwashing pioneer Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis |archive-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428202549/https://www.cnet.com/news/google-doodle-honors-handwashing-pioneer-dr-ignaz-semmelweis/ |url-status=live }}</ref> **Google also released several doodles in the following weeks thanking various industry workers who helped people out during the pandemic. **Some games were re-released for people staying at home during lockdown to play.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 4, 2020 |title=Google brings back interactive doodle that lets you play cricket |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally/google-doodle-google-google-mini-games-interactive-games-6382640/ |access-date=September 7, 2020 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=September 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929112522/https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally/google-doodle-google-google-mini-games-interactive-games-6382640/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *On April 22, 2020, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, a Doodle game was created in partnership with [https://thebeeconservancy.org/ the Honeybee Conservancy], wherein a honeybee is guided by the player to pollinate flowers, while facts about the honeybee and its impact are shared between levels.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://9to5google.com/2020/04/21/earth-day-honeybees-google-doodle-game/ |title=Google Doodle celebrates Earth Day with relaxing game about honeybees |date=April 21, 2020 |first=Kyle |last=Bradshaw |website=[[9to5Google]] |access-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422144641/https://9to5google.com/2020/04/21/earth-day-honeybees-google-doodle-game/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *On May 20, 2020, Google celebrated the 61st birthday of [[Israel Kamakawiwo'ole]], who is best known for his song [[Somewhere Over The Rainbow]]. *On May 21–22, 2020, the interactive Doodle celebrated the [[mbira]] as Zimbabwe's culture week begins. *On June 30, 2020, Google celebrated [[Marsha P. Johnson]] with a Google Doodle.[https://doodles.google/doodle/celebrating-marsha-p-johnson/] *On September 1, 2020, Google honored [[Jackie Ormes]], known for being the first African-American woman cartoonist, along with being the creator of the Torchy Brown comic strip and the Patty-Jo 'n' Ginger panel. The Doodle animation showcased a slideshow of her career.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Musil |first1=Stephen |title=Google Doodle celebrates Jackie Ormes, a groundbreaking Black cartoonist and activist |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/google-doodle-celebrates-jackie-ormes-groundbreaking-black-cartoonist-and-activist/ |access-date=September 1, 2020 |publisher=CNET |date=September 1, 2020 |archive-date=September 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901213800/https://www.cnet.com/news/google-doodle-celebrates-jackie-ormes-groundbreaking-black-cartoonist-and-activist/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *On October 30, 2020, a second installment to the ''Magic Cat Academy'' was made for Halloween. It had a similar gameplay, but a different setting (underwater) and focused on sea creatures such as the [[immortal jellyfish]] and the [[anglerfish]]. *On December 10, 2020, Google celebrated St Lucian economist, professor, and author [[W. Arthur Lewis]]. *On December 20, 2020, Google remembered the last surviving male [[Northern white rhinoceros]], [[Sudan (rhinoceros)|Sudan]]. *On December 30, 2020, Google celebrated Alaska native civil rights champion [[Elizabeth Peratrovich]], who played an instrument role in the 1945 passage of the first anti-discrimination law in the United States. *On January 15, 2021, Google honored [[James Naismith]], known as the inventor of the game of [[History of basketball|basketball]]. The Doodle animation showcases a person making a basket.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://doodles.google/doodle/celebrating-dr-james-naismith/?doodle=144868122|title=Celebrating Dr. James Naismith|website=Google Doodle|date=2021-01-15|access-date=2021-11-25|archive-date=November 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125003058/https://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-dr-james-naismith?doodle=144868122|url-status=live}}</ref> *On March 10, 2021, Google honored [[Wu Lien-teh]], depicting Wu Lien-teh assembling surgical masks and distributing them to reduce the risk of disease transmission.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Musil |first1=Steven |title=Google Doodle celebrates Dr. Wu Lien-teh, surgical mask pioneer |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/google-doodle-celebrates-dr-wu-lien-teh-surgical-mask-pioneer/ | website=CNET |date=March 9, 2021 |access-date=March 12, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312081208/https://www.cnet.com/news/google-doodle-celebrates-dr-wu-lien-teh-surgical-mask-pioneer/ |archive-date=March 12, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/2270735-dr-wu-lien-teh-face-mask-pioneer-who-helped-defeat-a-plague-epidemic/ |title=Dr Wu Lien-teh: Face mask pioneer who helped defeat a plague epidemic |website=New Scientist |first=Sam |last=Wong |date=March 10, 2021 |access-date=March 12, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312080328/https://www.newscientist.com/article/2270735-dr-wu-lien-teh-face-mask-pioneer-who-helped-defeat-a-plague-epidemic/ |archive-date=March 12, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3124972/coronavirus-google-honours-chinese-malaysian-doctor-wu-lien-teh |title=Google honours Chinese-Malaysian face mask pioneer Doctor Wu Lien-teh, whose surgical face covering is seen as origin of N95 |website=South China Morning Post |first=Phoebe |last=Zhang |date=March 11, 2021 |access-date=March 12, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312080203/https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3124972/coronavirus-google-honours-chinese-malaysian-doctor-wu-lien-teh |archive-date=March 12, 2021}}</ref> *On June 9, 2021, Google honored [[Shirley Temple]] with an animated depiction of her during her career as a child actress alongside her later service as a diplomat.<ref name="Molina">{{Cite web |last=Molina |first=Brett |title=Shirley Temple: Google Doodle honors American child star-turned-diplomat |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/06/09/shirley-temple-google-doodle-pays-tribute-actress-diplomat/7615800002/ |access-date=2021-10-12 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US |archive-date=October 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029175256/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/06/09/shirley-temple-google-doodle-pays-tribute-actress-diplomat/7615800002/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *On July 23, 2021, Google released an RPG-style game called [[Doodle Champion Island Games]], with artwork by [[Studio 4°C]], to celebrate [[Video game|video gaming]], [[Japanese folklore]], and the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Olympics in Tokyo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-07-23-googles-olympics-inspired-rpg-is-way-better-than-it-needed-to-be |title=Google's Olympics-inspired RPG is way better than it needed to be |first=Tom |last=Phillips |date=July 23, 2021 |access-date=July 23, 2021 |work=[[Eurogamer]] |archive-date=July 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725130742/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-07-23-googles-olympics-inspired-rpg-is-way-better-than-it-needed-to-be |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/google-doodle-olympics-sports-game-115650463.html |title=Today's Google doodle is an anime-infused sports game |first=S. |last=Shah |date=July 23, 2021 |access-date=July 23, 2021 |work=[[Engadget]] |archive-date=July 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723134844/https://www.engadget.com/google-doodle-olympics-sports-game-115650463.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *On August 14, 2021, Google made a [[doodle]] of [[Derawar Fort]] to celebrate [[Independence Day (Pakistan)|Pakistan's 75 Independence Day]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|date=2021-08-14|title=Google celebrates Pakistan's Independence Day with a doodle of Derawar Fort|url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40113428|access-date=2021-08-14|website=Brecorder|language=en|archive-date=August 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814182151/https://www.brecorder.com/news/40113428|url-status=live}}</ref> According to [[Google]], the fort symbolizes Pakistani adaptability and antiquity.<ref name=":02" /> *On September 2, 2021, Google made a doodle celebrating the 138th birthday of the Polish biologist [[Rudolf Weigl]], known for inventing the [[epidemic typhus]] vaccine.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gospodarek |first1=Carla |author1-link=Augsburger Allgemeine |title=Google Doodle: Das war der Biologe Rudolf Weigl |url=https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/panorama/Rudolf-Weigl-Google-ehrt-den-Biologen-heute-mit-Doodle-id60460416.html |access-date=2 September 2021 |location=Germany |language=de |archive-date=September 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902130332/https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/panorama/Rudolf-Weigl-Google-ehrt-den-Biologen-heute-mit-Doodle-id60460416.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="RudolfWeigl">{{cite news |last1=Musil |first1=Steven |title=Google Doodle honors Rudolf Weigl, vaccine inventor who saved Jews from Nazis |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/google-doodle-honors-rudolf-weigl-vaccine-inventor-who-saved-jews/ |work=CNET |language=en |access-date=2021-09-02 |archive-date=September 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902142326/https://www.cnet.com/news/google-doodle-honors-rudolf-weigl-vaccine-inventor-who-saved-jews/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *On September 5, 2021, Olivia When made a doodle celebrating the 107th birthday of the [[Chilean people|Chilean]] poet [[Nicanor Parra]],<ref>{{cite news |author1=El Mostrador |author1-link=El Mostrador |title=Google homenajea con un "doodle" a Nicanor Parra en su natalicio |url=https://www.elmostrador.cl/cultura/2021/09/05/google-homenajea-con-un-doodle-a-nicanor-parra-en-su-natalicio/ |access-date=6 September 2021 |date=5 September 2021 |language=es |archive-date=September 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906003245/https://www.elmostrador.cl/cultura/2021/09/05/google-homenajea-con-un-doodle-a-nicanor-parra-en-su-natalicio/ |url-status=live }}</ref> being visible in 15 countries, including [[Chile]].<ref>{{cite news |author1=ADN Radio |author1-link=ADN Radio Chile |title=107 años del nacimiento de Nicanor Parra: Google conmemoró la fecha con especial doodle |url=https://www.adnradio.cl/nacional/2021/09/05/107-anos-del-nacimiento-de-nicanor-parra-google-conmemoro-la-fecha-con-especial-doodle.html |access-date=6 September 2021 |language=es |archive-date=September 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906001744/https://www.adnradio.cl/nacional/2021/09/05/107-anos-del-nacimiento-de-nicanor-parra-google-conmemoro-la-fecha-con-especial-doodle.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *On September 6, 2021,<ref>{{cite news |title=Google conmemora con un Doodle el 100 cumpleaños de Carmen Laforet |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20210906/7701796/google-conmemora-doodle-100-cumpleanos-carmen-laforet-mmn.html |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=La Vanguardia |date=6 September 2021 |language=es |archive-date=September 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908202012/https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20210906/7701796/google-conmemora-doodle-100-cumpleanos-carmen-laforet-mmn.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Google made a doodle celebrating the 100th birthday of the [[Spanish people|Spanish]] writer [[Carmen Laforet]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Google le dedica un 'doodle' a la escritora Carmen Laforet |url=https://www.abc.es/cultura/abci-google-dedica-doodle-escritora-carmen-laforet-202109060320_noticia.html |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=abc |date=6 September 2021 |language=es |archive-date=September 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910075238/https://www.abc.es/cultura/abci-google-dedica-doodle-escritora-carmen-laforet-202109060320_noticia.html |url-status=live }}</ref> in which she appears reading a book on a balcony.<ref>{{cite news |title=Google rinde homenaje a la escritora Carmen Laforet con un 'doodle' en el centenario de su muerte |url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/cultura/2021-09-06/carmen-laforet-rinde-homenaje-escritora_3274514/ |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=elconfidencial.com |date=6 September 2021 |language=es |archive-date=September 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908202014/https://www.elconfidencial.com/cultura/2021-09-06/carmen-laforet-rinde-homenaje-escritora_3274514/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *On September 8, 2021, Google made an 80-second illustrated video celebrating the 32nd birthday of [[Tim Bergling]], in which a lot of people appear enjoying the song ''[[Wake Me Up (Avicii song)|Wake Me Up]]'' by the Swedish DJ.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Finnis |first1=Alex |title=Why today's Google Doodle celebrates Tim Bergling – better known as Avicii |url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/tim-bergling-32nd-birthday-avicii-google-doodle-when-death-1188002 |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=inews.co.uk |date=8 September 2021 |language=en |archive-date=September 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908202014/https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/tim-bergling-32nd-birthday-avicii-google-doodle-when-death-1188002 |url-status=live }}</ref> *On September 15, 2021, Google made five doodles celebrating independence day in various [[Central American]] countries such as [[Guatemala]], [[Honduras]], [[El Salvador]], [[Nicaragua]] and [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]] was not included, because its independence date was not September 15.<ref>{{cite news |title=Google festeja bicentenario de independencia de Centroamérica con múltiples Doodles |url=https://www.independentespanol.com/noticias/america-latina/centroamericana-bicentenario-independencia-google-doodle-15-septiembre-b1920946.html |access-date=18 September 2021 |work=Independent Español |date=15 September 2021 |language=es |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918172958/https://www.independentespanol.com/noticias/america-latina/centroamericana-bicentenario-independencia-google-doodle-15-septiembre-b1920946.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *On September 16, 2021, Magdiel Herrera made a doodle known as ''à la Mexicana'' celebrating the [[Mexican independence day]], in it shows a [[china poblana]], a [[pozole]], a bell, a hat with a [[zarape]], a cactus and an [[Aztec people|Aztec]] musician.<ref>{{cite news |author1=El Sol de México |author1-link=Organización Editorial Mexicana |title=Google se pone el sombrero y celebra con Doodle la Independencia de México |url=https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/doble-via/google-celebra-con-doodle-la-independencia-de-mexico-7220325.html |access-date=18 September 2021 |work=Nayeli Párraga |language=es |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918172055/https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/doble-via/google-celebra-con-doodle-la-independencia-de-mexico-7220325.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *On September 17, 2021, Google did a doodle celebrating the birth of [[Michiyo Tsujimura]], a Japanese biochemist known for her research on green tea and its nutritional benefits.<ref>{{cite news |title=Google Doodle celebrates Michiyo Tsujimura, scientist known for green tea research |url=https://www.newsweek.com/google-doodle-michiyo-tsujimura-green-tea-benefits-research-japan-history-1630057 |access-date=18 September 2021 |work=Newsweek |date=17 September 2021 |language=en |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918172050/https://www.newsweek.com/google-doodle-michiyo-tsujimura-green-tea-benefits-research-japan-history-1630057 |url-status=live }}</ref> *On September 18, 2021, Google made a doodle from the [[Fiestas Patrias (Chile)|Chilean National Holidays]] shows in the center to a [[South Andean deer|huemul]], an animal representative of both the country and the [[Coat of arms of Chile|national shield]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Google se une a las celebraciones de Fiestas Patrias con un doodle |url=https://www.elperiodista.cl/2021/09/google-se-une-a-las-celebraciones-de-fiestas-patrias-con-un-doodle/ |access-date=18 September 2021 |work=El Periodista Online |date=18 September 2021 |language=es |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918172055/https://www.elperiodista.cl/2021/09/google-se-une-a-las-celebraciones-de-fiestas-patrias-con-un-doodle/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Doodle para el "18": con una paya y un huemul Google se suma a las celebraciones de las Fiestas Patrias |url=https://www.publimetro.cl/cl/noticias/2021/09/18/doodle-para-el-18-con-una-paya-y-un-huemul-google-se-suma-a-las-celebraciones-de-las-fiestas-patrias.html |access-date=18 September 2021 |work=Publimetro |language=es-ES |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918172053/https://www.publimetro.cl/cl/noticias/2021/09/18/doodle-para-el-18-con-una-paya-y-un-huemul-google-se-suma-a-las-celebraciones-de-las-fiestas-patrias.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *On September 25, 2021, Google celebrated American actor and activist [[Christopher Reeve]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Christopher Reeve's 69th Birthday|url=https://doodles.google/doodle/christopher-reeves-69th-birthday/|access-date=November 10, 2024|publisher=Google Doodles|language=en}}</ref> *On October 1, 2021, Roxie Vizcarra created a slideshow doodle celebrating US Chicano educator, boxer, poet, and activist [[Rodolfo Gonzales]]. *On November 1, 2021, Google celebrated Zuni native American fiber artist, weaver, and potter the late [[We'wha]] with an interactive doodle. *On November 4, 2021, Google celebrated Chinese-born, British American physicist and educator [[Charles K. Kao]]. *On November 8, 2021, Google celebrated Indian cell biologist [[Kamal Ranadive]] on her 104th birthday. *On November 12, 2021, Google celebrated Dutch painter [[Johannes Vermeer]], who painted the [[Girl with a Pearl Earring]] in 1665. *On November 14, 2021, Google celebrated the 216th birthday of German pianist and composer [[Fanny Hensel]]. *On November 20, 2021, Google celebrated Creole classical musician and composer [[Edmond Dede]]. *On December 2, 2021, Google celebrated French painter [[Georges Seurat]]. *On December 6–7, 2021, the interactive Google doodle celebrated one of the world's most popular dishes: [[pizza]]! *On December 17, 2021, Google celebrated the 315th birthday of French mathematician, physicist, translator, and philosopher [[Emilie du Chatelet]]. *In January 2022, Google created a special Doodle that shows up when one searches for the term ''Wordle'', based on [[Wordle|the online game]] that had risen to popularity the previous month. The Doodle mimics playing the game ''Wordle'' on the name ''Google''.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2022/01/21/wordle-google-search-viral-game-now/6614587001/ | title = This is what happens when you Google 'Wordle' | first = Brett | last = Molina | date = January 21, 2022 | accessdate = January 21, 2022 | work = [[USA Today]] | archive-date = January 22, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220122001845/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2022/01/21/wordle-google-search-viral-game-now/6614587001/ | url-status = live }}</ref> *On January 8, 2022, Google celebrated one of history's most influential scientific minds, English cosmologist, author, and physicist [[Stephen Hawking]]. *On January 17, 2022, Google celebrated what would have been [[Betty White]]'s 100th birthday (she died just weeks earlier on December 31, 2021) by having rose petals fall from the top of the screen and the phrase ''thank you for being a friend'' appear at the bottom when the user searches for her name, both references to her popular television role on ''[[The Golden Girls]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://mashable.com/article/google-betty-white-tribute|title = Google Easter egg pays tribute to the late Betty White|website = [[Mashable]]|date = January 17, 2022|access-date = February 11, 2022|archive-date = February 11, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220211204406/https://mashable.com/article/google-betty-white-tribute|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/betty-white-100th-birthday-google-search-easter-egg-1235154870/|title = Betty White's 100th Birthday Celebrated by Google with Search Easter Egg|date = January 17, 2022|access-date = February 11, 2022|archive-date = February 11, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220211204406/https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/betty-white-100th-birthday-google-search-easter-egg-1235154870/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/google-betty-white-100th-birthday-golden-girls-themed-search-tribute/|title=Google Marks Late Betty White's 100th Birthday with Golden Girls-Themed Search Tribute|access-date=February 11, 2022|archive-date=February 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211204411/https://people.com/tv/google-betty-white-100th-birthday-golden-girls-themed-search-tribute/|url-status=live}}</ref> *On January 26, 2022, Google celebrated the 124th birthday of Russian born, Polish avant-garde sculptor and art theoretician [[Katarzyna Kobro]]. *On February 9, 2022, Google celebrated athlete [[Toni Stone]] in honor of Black History Month. *On February 17, 2022, Google celebrated Dr. [[Michiaki Takahashi]]'s 94th birthday with a doodle showing first the research phase, then a boy with [[chickenpox]], a doctor giving the chickenpox [[vaccine]], and ending with bottles of medicine and dots giving a graphical representation of the declining number of cases due to the vaccine.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. Michiaki Takahashi's 94th Birthday|url=https://doodles.google/doodle/dr-michiaki-takahashis-94th-birthday/|access-date=2022-02-17|website=www.google.com|language=en|archive-date=February 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216234454/https://www.google.com/doodles/dr-michiaki-takahashis-94th-birthday|url-status=live}}</ref> *On March 16, 2022, Google celebrated the 200th birthday of French painter [[Rosa Bonheur]]. *On April 12, 2022, Google celebrated [[Montserrat Caballe]]'s 89th birthday. *On April 29, 2022, Google hit all the right notes by celebrating [[Toots Thielemans]] on what would be his 100th birthday. *On April 30, 2022, Google took you to [[U.S. Route 66]] with a video doodle. *On May 2, 2022, Google celebrated the birthday of the black Canadian American engineer and inventor [[Elijah McCoy]]. *On May 19, 2022, this Asian Pacific American heritage month doodle celebrated [[Stacey Milbern]] and her legacy on what would be her 35th birthday. *On May 22, 2022, Google celebrated [[The Great Gama]] in honor of his 144th birthday. *On June 4, 2022, Google celebrated the inspiring life of [[Kiyoshi Kuromiya]] and the legacy of activism he left behind. *On June 6, 2022, Google celebrated [[Angelo Moriondo]], the man who invented the espresso machine. *On June 17, 2022, Google celebrated British composer, teacher, and opera singer [[Amanda Aldridge]]. *On June 25, 2022, Google honored German diarist [[Anne Frank]] with a slideshow doodle. *On July 6, 2022, Google celebrated the 71st birthday of Native American stand-up comedian [[Charlie Hill]]. *On July 18, 2022, Google celebrated what would have been the 112th birthday of electronic music producer and physicist [[Oskar Sala]]. *On July 26, 2022, Google celebrated the [[steelpan]] with a video doodle. *On July 31 – August 1, 2022, the interactive Google doodle game celebrated [[petanque]], a beloved French outdoor game played around the world. *On August 23, 2022, Google celebrated the 104th birthday of physicist and meteorologist [[Anna Mani]]. *On September 8, 2022, the date of [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II's death]], Google erected a specialized [[grayscale]] Doodle in the [[United Kingdom]] and certain other [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] nations, which comprised simply a colorless Google logo and a hyperlink to ''[[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]'' in honor of the late monarch. A dedicated page was erected for the Doodle on Google's Doodle archive site, but it was not displayed in the normal listing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/doodles/queen-elizabeth-ii|title=Queen Elizabeth II – Google|date=September 8, 2022|accessdate=September 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909033726/https://www.google.com/doodles/queen-elizabeth-ii|archive-date=September 9, 2022|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://9to5google.com/2022/09/08/google-queen-elizabeth-ii-tribute/|title=Google marks the passing of Queen Elizabeth II with muted homepage|last=Wilde|first=Damien|accessdate=September 9, 2022|date=September 8, 2022|work=[[9to5Google]]}}</ref> **For the date of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral on September 19, Google changed the aforementioned grayscale Doodle to [[black]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.co.uk/logos/doodles/2022/queen-elizabeth-ii-sep-19-6753651837109830-l.webp|title=Queen Elizabeth II Sep 19|work=Google.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172713/https://www.google.co.uk/logos/doodles/2022/queen-elizabeth-ii-sep-19-6753651837109830-l.webp|accessdate=September 19, 2022|archive-date=September 20, 2022|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/doodles/queen-elizabeth-ii-sep-19|title=Queen Elizabeth II (Sep 19)|date=September 19, 2022|accessdate=September 19, 2022|work=Google Doodles|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173842/https://www.google.com/doodles/queen-elizabeth-ii-sep-19|archive-date=September 20, 2022|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> This Doodle, as with the grayscale one erected on her date of death, was also not displayed in the normal archive listing on Google's Doodle archive site. *On October 11, 2022, Google celebrated the musician and entertainer [[Tito Puente]]. *On October 30–31, 2022, Google re-released the ''Great Ghoul Duel'' multiplayer Doodle from 2018 with additional [[Level (video games)|maps]] and [[Achievement (video games)|achievements]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/internet/google-scares-up-new-great-ghoul-duel-doodle-for-halloween/|title=Google Scares Up New Great Ghoul Duel Doodle for Halloween|last=Musil|first=Steven|work=[[CNET]]|date=October 29, 2022|access-date=October 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029150356/https://www.cnet.com/culture/internet/google-scares-up-new-great-ghoul-duel-doodle-for-halloween/|archive-date=October 29, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> The game was originally scheduled to be released 2021 but it was delayed due to [[server (computing)|server]] and designing difficulties.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/10/29/google-halloween-doodle-splatoon-league/|title=Inside Google's new Halloween-themed playable Doodle|last=Liao|first=Shannon|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=October 29, 2022|access-date=October 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030094449/https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/10/29/google-halloween-doodle-splatoon-league/|archive-date=October 30, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> *On November 1, 2022, Google celebrated [[Indigenous North American stickball]] in honor of Native American heritage month. *On November 4, 2022, Google celebrated the West African dish [[jollof rice]]. *On November 21, 2022, Google celebrated the life of [[Marie Tharp]] with an interactive doodle. *On November 23, 2022, Google celebrated Mexican American actress [[Myrtle Gonzalez]]. *On December 1–2, 2022, the interactive Google doodle game celebrated the 82nd birthday of [[Jerry Lawson (engineer)|Jerry Lawson]], one of the fathers of modern gaming. *On December 12, 2022, Google celebrated the life and innovative work of [[Maria Telkes]], one of the first pioneers of solar energy. *On December 17, 2022, Google celebrated [[Ana Mercedes Hoyos]], a distinguished Colombian artist. *On December 19, 2022, Google celebrated 17th century painter [[Judith Leyster]]'s work. *On January 29–30, 2023, the interactive Google Doodle game celebrated [[bubble tea]], also known as boba tea and pearl milk tea. *On February 8, 2023, Google celebrated Haitian American model and disability rights advocate [[Mama Cax]]. *On March 15, 2023, Google celebrated [[adobo]], a way of cooking and a favorite Filipino dish. *On March 19, 2023, Google celebrated the 80th birthday of Mexican chemist [[Mario Molina]]. *On March 22, 2023, Google celebrated French mime artist [[Marcel Marceau]]. *On March 24, 2023, Google celebrated the 77th birthday of [[Kitty O'Neil]], once crowned the fastest woman in the world. *On March 28, 2023, Google celebrated [[Justine Siegemund]], a midwife who dared to challenge patriarchal attitudes in the 17th century. *On April 30, 2023, to commemorate 36 years since his first leading role in theatre, Google celebrated the life of British actor [[Alan Rickman]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-30 |title=Alan Rickman celebrated in Google Doodle marking 36th anniversary of major role |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/alan-rickman-google-doodle-b2329518.html |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> *On May 5, 2023, Google celebrated the life and work of Chinese American photographer, journalist, and activist [[Corky Lee]]. *On May 7, 2023, Google celebrated the 190th birthday of German composer and pianist [[Johannes Brahms]]. *On May 20–21, 2023, the interactive Google doodle celebrated [[Lake Xochimilco]], a natural lake near [[Mexico City, Mexico]]. *On May 22, 2023, Google celebrated [[Barbara May Cameron]], a photographer, poet, writer, and activist. *On June 9, 2023, the Google doodle video celebrated [[Willi Ninja]], an iconic dancer and choreographer known as the Godfather of Voguing. *On June 10, 2023, Google celebrated [[scones]], an afternoon tea treat in the United Kingdom. *On June 20, 2023, Google celebrated the Polish sculptor and artist [[Magdalena Abakanowicz]]. *On July 12–13, 2023, the interactive Google doodle game celebrated the Indian street food [[Panipuri]], also widely known as golgappa.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Celebrating Pani Puri |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/celebrating-pani-puri/ |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=www.google.com |language=en}}</ref> *On July 16, 2023, Google celebrated Indian American artist and printmaker [[Zarina Hashmi]]. *On July 17, 2023, Google celebrated the 204th birthday of American scientist and women's rights activist [[Eunice Newton Foote]] with a slideshow doodle. *On August 4, 2023, Google celebrated the life of [[Altina Schinasi]], an American artist, designer, and inventor. *On September 15, 2023, Google celebrated Guatemalan American labor organizer, journalist, and activist [[Luisa Moreno]]. *On September 27, 2023, Google celebrated its 25th anniversary with a unique doodle that chronicles the evolution of the [[Google logo]] from 1997 to the present, which ended with the current logo having the two "o"s in the logo turning into the numbers 25 in reference to Google's 25th anniversary, which is shown as ''G25gle''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://blog.google/inside-google/company-announcements/google-25th-birthday/ | title=Thank you for 25 years of curiosity | date=September 27, 2023 }}</ref> *On September 29, 2023, Google celebrated the 89th birthday of psychologist [[Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi]]. *On September 30, 2023, Google celebrated deaf French educator and intellectual [[Ferdinand Berthier]]. *On October 2, 2023, Google celebrated the [[Appalachian trail]] with a slideshow doodle. *On October 17, 2023, Google celebrated the 118th birthday of Mexican American media pioneer, broadcaster, and community activist [[Raoul A. Cortez]]. *On October 20, 2023, Google celebrated the 122nd birthday of jazz singer [[Adelaide Hall]] in honor of UK black history month. *On October 31, 2023, Google celebrated [[Halloween]] by showcasing a Halloween slideshow poem. *On November 3, 2023, Google celebrated Chiricahua Apache sculptor, painter, and book illustrator [[Allan Houser]]. *On November 21, 2023, Google celebrated Chinese Australian surgeon [[Victor Chang]]. *On March 7, 2024, Google celebrated what would have been Mexican singer [[Lola Beltrán]]'s 92nd birthday in an animated doodle.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Raygoza |first1=Isabella |title=Late Singer Lola Beltrán Gets an Animated Google Doodle in Honor of Her 92nd Birthday |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/google-doodle-lola-beltran-92-birthday-1235625877/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 18, 2024 |date=March 7, 2024}}</ref> *On March 11, 2024, Google celebrated the [[flat white]], a beloved coffee drink of steamed milk poured over a shot of espresso. *On April 8, 2024, Google celebrated the [[Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024]]. *On April 15, 2024, Google celebrated the life and legacy of Lebanese American writer [[Etel Adnan]]. *On April 20, 2024, Google celebrated the start of the 2024 [[NBA]] playoffs. *On May 1, 2024, Google celebrated Indian American poet [[Meena Alexander]]. *On May 14, 2024, Google celebrated the start of the 28th [[WNBA]] season. *On May 16, 2024, Google celebrated the 81st birthday of activist [[Hank Adams]]. *On May 23, 2024, Google celebrated [[chilaquiles]], the beloved Mexican dish that's made its way into hearts and homes around the world. *On June 6, 2024, Google celebrated Chicana activist, feminist, and author [[Jeanne Cordova]] in honor of pride month. *On June 10, 2024, Google celebrated the [[Dragon Boat Festival]]. *On June 20, 2024, Google kicked off the [[2024 Copa América|Conmebol Copa America 2024]] as the 48th installment of the [[Copa América|Copa América Series]]. *On August 19, 2024, Google celebrated Welsh poet and deaf activist [[Dorothy Miles]]. *On September 9, 2024, Google celebrated [[S'more]] with a slideshow doodle. *On September 19, 2024, Google celebrated Cuban American silent film actor and activist [[Emerson Romero]] in honor of Hispanic heritage month. The doodle was canceled on September 15, 2024. *On September 25–26, 2024, the interactive Google Doodle game celebrated [[popcorn]]. *On October 19, 2024, Google celebrated the [[staurikosaurus]], one of the oldest dinosaurs ever discovered *On October 24, 2024, the interactive Google Doodle game celebrated October's final [[Lunar phase|half moon]] phase. *On October 30–31, 2024, a third installment to the ''Magic Cat Academy'' was made for Halloween. It also had similar gameplay, but a different setting (space) and focused across the layers of the atmosphere. *On November 15, 2024, Google celebrated the [[kayak]] in honor of Native American heritage month. *On November 21, 2024, the interactive Google Doodle game celebrated November's final [[Lunar phase|half moon]] phase. *On November 28, 2024, Google celebrated the American holiday of [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]]. *On December 16, 2024, Google celebrated the Independence Day of [[Kazakhstan]]. *On December 22, 2024, the interactive Google Doodle game celebrated December's final [[Lunar phase|half moon]] phase. *On January 23, 2025, the interactive Google Doodle game celebrated January's final [[Lunar phase|half moon]] phase. *On February 1, 2025, Google celebrated [[house music]] in honor of Black History Month. *On February 6, 2025, Google celebrated [[gumbo]], a dish that might blur the lines between soup and stews, but has become a staple in Louisiana's cuisine. =="Doodle 4 Google" competitions== {{Main|Doodle4Google}} [[File:Dennis Hwang at a Doodle4Google event in Beijing.jpg|thumb|The original Google Doodler, [[Dennis Hwang]], at a Doodle 4 Google event in [[Beijing]], 2009]] Google holds competitions for school students to create their own Google doodles, referred to as ''Doodle 4 Google''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/doodle4google/ |title=Doodle4Google Page |access-date=August 30, 2010 |archive-date=July 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100730220600/http://www.google.com/doodle4google/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Winning doodles go onto the Doodle4Google website, where the public can vote for the winner, who wins a trip to the [[Googleplex]] and the hosting of the winning doodle for 24 hours on the Google [[website]]. The competition originated in the [[United Kingdom]], and has since expanded to the [[United States]] and other countries. The competition was also held in Ireland in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.google.ie/doodle4google/info.html |title='Doodle 4 Google – My Ireland' competition |publisher=Google Ireland |date=December 18, 2009 |access-date=August 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218151501/http://www.google.ie/doodle4google/info.html |archive-date=December 18, 2010 }}</ref> Google announced a [[Doodle 4 Google|'''Doodle 4 Google''']] competition for [[India]] in 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.google.co.in/intl/en/doodle4google/index.html |title=Doodle 4 Google — My India |publisher=Google India |date=November 14, 2009 |access-date=August 30, 2010 |archive-date=March 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330183044/http://www.google.co.in/intl/en/doodle4google/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and the winning doodle was displayed on the Google India homepage on November 14. A similar competition held in [[Singapore]] based on the theme "Our Singapore" was launched in January 2010 and the winning entry was chosen from over 30,000 entries received. The winning design was shown on [[National Day (Singapore)|Singapore's National Day]] on Google Singapore's homepage.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com.sg/doodle4google/index.html |title=Doodle 4 Google.com — Our Singapore |publisher=Google Singapore |access-date=August 30, 2010 |archive-date=July 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710061115/http://www.google.com.sg/doodle4google/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was held again in 2015 in Singapore and was themed "Singapore: The next 50 years". ==Controversy and criticism== {{See also|Criticism of Google}} On September 13, 2007, Google posted a doodle honoring author [[Roald Dahl]] on the anniversary of his birth, but this date coincided with the first day of the [[Judaism|Jewish]] holiday of [[Rosh Hashanah]], and Google was immediately criticized by members of the Jewish community for this decision, mainly because Dahl has been accused of anti-Semitism. Google removed the Doodle by 2:00 p.m. that day, and there remains no evidence of its existence in Google's official Doodle archive to this date.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nysun.com/national/google-criticized-for-honoring-anti-israel-author/62602/ |title=Google Criticized for Honoring 'Anti-Israel' Author on Rosh Hashanah |author=Brown, Eliot |date=September 13, 2007 |work=New York Sun |access-date=June 17, 2015 |archive-date=March 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317071303/http://www.nysun.com/national/google-criticized-for-honoring-anti-israel-author/62602/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://doodles.google/ |title=Google Doodles |access-date=September 30, 2014 |archive-date=October 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009161428/https://www.google.com/doodles?q=Roald%20Dahl |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2007, Google was also criticized for not featuring Doodles for American [[patriotism|patriotic]] holidays, such as [[Memorial Day]] and [[Veterans Day]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-google9oct09,0,2321354.story?coll=la-home-center |title=Tweaks send Google critics into orbit |author=Puzzanghera, Jim |date=October 9, 2007 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 17, 2015 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604110159/http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-google9oct09,0,2321354.story?coll=la-home-center |url-status=live }}</ref> In that year, Google featured a logo commemorating Veterans Day.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/holidaylogos07.html |title=More Google: Holiday Logos |access-date=August 30, 2010 |archive-date=May 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524140326/http://www.google.com/holidaylogos07.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, Google received some criticism for not honoring the 70th anniversary of the [[D-Day]] invasion with a Doodle and instead honoring Japanese [[Go (game)|Go]] player [[Honinbo Shusaku]].<ref name="dday">Mulshine, Molly [http://betabeat.com/2014/06/doh-google-deletes-non-d-day-doodle/]{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140608003742/http://betabeat.com/2014/06/doh-google-deletes-non-d-day-doodle/|date=June 8, 2014}}<span> "D'oh: Google Deletes Non-D-Day Doodle</span>{{spaced ndash}}<span> They accidentally honored a Japanese Go player instead"</span> ''The New York Observer'', June 6, 2015; Retrieved June 17, 2015</ref> In response to the criticism, Google removed that logo from their homepage and added a series of links to images of the invasion of [[Normandy]].<ref name="dday" /> On May 19, 2016, Google honored [[Yuri Kochiyama]], an Asian-American activist and member of the [[Maoism|Maoist]]-based [[Black nationalism|black nationalist]] group [[Revolutionary Action Movement]], with a Doodle on its main American homepage.<ref name="Vox">{{cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/2016/5/19/11713686/yuri-kochiyama |title=Yuri Kochiyama, today's Google Doodle, fought for civil rights — and praised Osama bin Laden |last=Matthews |first=Dylan |date=May 19, 2016 |publisher=Vox |access-date=May 19, 2016 |archive-date=May 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526201720/https://www.vox.com/2016/5/19/11713686/yuri-kochiyama |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="WaPo">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/05/19/google-commemorates-a-very-controversial-civil-rights-figure-yuri-kochiyama/ |title=Google commemorates a very controversial civil-rights figure, Yuri Kochiyama |last=Ross |first=Janell |date=May 19, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=May 19, 2016 |archive-date=May 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528200549/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/05/19/google-commemorates-a-very-controversial-civil-rights-figure-yuri-kochiyama/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This choice was criticized by conservative commentators due to some Kochiyama's controversial opinions, such as admiration for [[Osama bin Laden]] and [[Mao Zedong]].<ref name="Vox" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.recode.net/2016/5/19/11713478/google-civil-rights-yuri-kochiyama-radicalism |title=Google celebrated civil rights leader Yuri Kochiyama and some people think it's promoting radicalism |last1=Lee |first1=Edmund |date=May 19, 2016 |website=Recode |access-date=May 20, 2016 |archive-date=May 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520120522/http://www.recode.net/2016/5/19/11713478/google-civil-rights-yuri-kochiyama-radicalism |url-status=live }}</ref> U.S. Senator [[Pat Toomey]] called for a public apology from Google.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/280674-gop-senator-knocks-google-for-celebrating-controversial-civil-rights/ |title=GOP senator slams Google for tribute to controversial civil rights figure |last=Trujillo |first=Mario |date=May 20, 2016 |work=The Hill |access-date=May 28, 2016 |archive-date=May 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523084346/http://thehill.com/policy/technology/280674-gop-senator-knocks-google-for-celebrating-controversial-civil-rights |url-status=live }}</ref> Not like the anteriorly cited times, Google did not respond to any criticism, nor did it alter the presentation of the Doodle on its homepage or on the Doodle's dedicated page.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yuri Kochiyama's 95th Birthday |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/yuri-kochiyamas-95th-birthday/ |access-date=September 3, 2016 |date=May 19, 2016 |archive-date=May 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524160726/http://www.google.com/doodles/yuri-kochiyamas-95th-birthday |url-status=live }}</ref> === Gender and race === In 2014, a report published by SPARK Movement, an activist organization, stated that there was a large gender and race imbalance in the number of Doodles shown by Google, and that most Doodles were honoring white males.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sparkmovement.org/doodleus/ |title=#DoodleUs: Gender & Race in Google Doodles |website=SPARK Movement |access-date=June 7, 2019 |archive-date=July 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718104818/http://www.sparkmovement.org/doodleus/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The report was widely reported in the media, and Google made a commitment to increase the proportion of women and racial minorities.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/04/living/google-doodles-diversity/index.html |title=Why you're seeing more women and people of color Google Doodles |first=Emanuella |last=Grinberg |date=June 4, 2014 |publisher=CNN |access-date=June 7, 2019 |archive-date=June 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626013447/http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/04/living/google-doodles-diversity/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thenextweb.com/google/2015/03/23/google-and-spark-are-putting-notable-women-on-the-map/ |title=Google and SPARK put Notable Women on the Map |last=Connolly |first=Amanda |date=March 23, 2015 |work=The Next Web |access-date=June 7, 2019 |archive-date=June 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607071421/https://thenextweb.com/google/2015/03/23/google-and-spark-are-putting-notable-women-on-the-map/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Religious holidays=== Google typically abstains from referencing or celebrating [[Holiday#Religious holidays|religious holidays]] specifically in Doodles, or in cases when they do, [[Religion|religious themes]] and [[icon]]ography are avoided. Google has acknowledged this as an official policy, stating in April 2018 that they "don't have Doodles for religious holidays", according to "current Doodle guidelines". Google further explained that Doodles may appear for some "non-religious celebrations that have grown out of religious holidays", citing [[Valentine's Day]] (Christianity), [[Holi]] (Hinduism), and [[Tu B'Av]] (Judaism) as examples, but that the company does not include "religious imagery or symbolism" as part of those Doodles.<ref name="FoxEaster">{{Cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/tech/google-snubbed-easter-with-no-doodle-for-18th-year-in-a-row-christians-say |title=Google snubbed Easter with no doodle for 18th year in a row |publisher=Fox News |access-date=April 2, 2018 |date=April 1, 2018 |last=Miles |first=Frank |archive-date=April 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401235504/http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/04/01/google-snubbed-easter-with-no-doodle-for-18th-year-in-row-christians-say.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Google has been criticized{{by whom|date=January 2024}} for what has been perceived as its inconsistency regarding the implementation of its religious holiday policy, notably its lack of Doodles for major [[Christianity|Christian]] holidays. Critics have pointed to its yearly recognition of the Jewish and Hindu festivals of Tu B'av and Holi, while Easter only received an official Doodle once in 2000 (and a themed homepage in 2019).<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.inquisitr.com/4151594/no-google-doodle-for-easter-google-snubs-easter-for-17th-year-in-a-row/ |title=No Google Doodle For Easter: Google Snubs Easter For 17th Year In A Row |date=April 17, 2017 |work=The Inquisitr |access-date=April 1, 2018 |archive-date=April 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402101233/https://www.inquisitr.com/4151594/no-google-doodle-for-easter-google-snubs-easter-for-17th-year-in-a-row/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Easter2019">{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/theres-hidden-easter-egg-googles-14433100 |title=There's a hidden 'Easter egg' on Google's UK home page today – here's how to find it |last=Curtis |first=Sophie |work=Mirror Online |access-date=April 21, 2019 |date=April 21, 2019 |archive-date=April 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421063946/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/theres-hidden-easter-egg-googles-14433100 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Christmas]] is not specifically celebrated by name,{{efn|name=Xmas}} although a Doodle with a seasonally festive and/or winter theme has always been present on December 25 since 1999. Since the mid-2010s, Google has also repeated their December 25 doodle on January 7, which is the date for Christmas [[Christmas#Date according to Julian calendar|in the Eastern Orthodox Church]], but the word "Christmas" has never explicitly been used; the terminology "holidays" and "Eastern Europe" are used instead of "Christmas" or "Eastern Orthodox Church".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/holiday-series-2-eastern-europe/ |title=Holiday Series 2 – Eastern Europe |access-date=April 23, 2019 |date=January 7, 2014 |archive-date=April 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423181830/https://www.google.com/doodles/holiday-series-2-eastern-europe |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/holidays-2016-eastern-europe/ |title=Holidays 2016 (Eastern Europe) |access-date=April 23, 2019 |date=January 7, 2016 |archive-date=April 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424010308/https://www.google.com/doodles/holidays-2016-eastern-europe |url-status=live }}</ref> ====Easter==== Google first created a Doodle for [[Easter]] in 2000, and did not acknowledge the holiday on its homepage again until 2019. In March 2013, Google was criticized{{by whom|date=January 2024}} for celebrating American activist [[Cesar Chavez]] on Easter Sunday with a Doodle instead of Easter.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/cesar-chavez-doodle-google-criticized-for-not-marking-easter-company-says-its-difficult-for-us-to-choose/2013/03/31/ce3da35a-9a3b-11e2-9bda-edd1a7fb557d_blog.html |title=Google criticized for not marking Easter; company says 'it's difficult for us to choose' |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=June 17, 2015 |date=March 31, 2013 |last=Cavna |first=Michael |archive-date=April 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404234650/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/cesar-chavez-doodle-google-criticized-for-not-marking-easter-company-says-its-difficult-for-us-to-choose/2013/03/31/ce3da35a-9a3b-11e2-9bda-edd1a7fb557d_blog.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, after an 18-year hiatus, Google presented an atypical "Doodle" for Easter, for the [[desktop computer|desktop version]] of their homepage only. Unlike what is seen in virtually all other Doodles, the Google logo itself was unaltered in the presentation of the Doodle, and users had to click on the "[[Google Search#"I'm Feeling Lucky"|I'm Feeling Lucky]]" button where "Lucky" is replaced with an anthropomorphic Easter egg,<ref name="Easter2019" /> which triggered a falling array of Easter-themed items such as eggs, bunnies, and [[hot cross bun]]s. Some of these items were hyperlinked, leading to a detailed page about Easter customs. Google's official Doodle archive page originally contained an unlisted entry for the 2019 Easter Doodle, which has since been removed.{{efn|name=Easter|Although Wayback Machine's archival of the 2019 Easter Doodle's dedicated page did not record the actual Doodle logo or text, it is evident that a dedicated page was erected at the URL "''google.com/doodles/easter-2019''" and later removed by Google just prior to the Wayback Machine's attempt to archive it, as archival of this URL was automatically triggered by the Wayback Machine on Easter Day 2019 (April 21), which is not the case for any other type of invalid URL in the ''google.com/doodles/'' path index. The citation provided shows that the page was triggered for archival on April 21, 2019.}}<ref name="RemovalOfEaster">{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001000000*/https://www.google.com/doodles/easter-2019|title=Wayback Machine archive of the URL google.com/doodles/easter-2019|accessdate=September 25, 2022|date=April 21, 2019}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Notably, the 2019 Easter-themed homepage was not visible from [[mobile device]]s unless the "Desktop mode" option was triggered on the mobile browser, leading to the majority of users not ever seeing the "Doodle". [[Danny Sullivan (technologist)|Danny Sullivan]], technologist with Google involved with the Easter-themed homepage, responded to an inquiry about its absence on mobile by saying it was "hard to do the interactivity dependably [on mobile]".<ref>{{cite tweet |user=dannysullivan |number=1119992034864107522 |date=April 21, 2019 |title=I believe it's hard to do the interactivity dependably on mobile. I found requesting a desktop page on mobile can work though the tap targets don't always register |first=Danny |last=Sullivan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408130002/https://twitter.com/dannysullivan/status/1119992034864107522|archive-date=April 8, 2022}}</ref> In 2020, Google once again celebrated Easter atypically on its homepage, but not as a Doodle. An [[Easter egg]] was placed below the "Google Search" and "I'm Feeling Lucky" buttons, with hovertext indicating "Happy Easter".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://9to5google.com/2020/04/10/google-search-easter-eggs/ |title=Google Search gains actual Easter eggs to mark Easter |access-date=April 12, 2020 |date=April 12, 2020 |last=Li |first=Abner |website=[[9to5Google]] |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412172628/https://9to5google.com/2020/04/10/google-search-easter-eggs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> When clicked, the egg led to a search results page for "Easter". This is similar to how [[Memorial Day]] and [[Remembrance Day]] have been recognized by the company in the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.seroundtable.com/memorial-day-google-flag-bing-23918.html |title=Memorial Day: Google Tiny Flag, Bing Arlington Cemetery & More |last=Schwartz |first=Barry |access-date=April 12, 2020 |date=May 29, 2017 |website=Search Engine Roundtable |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412172630/https://www.seroundtable.com/memorial-day-google-flag-bing-23918.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ==See also== {{Portal|Internet}} * [[Brand management]] ==Notes== {{Notelist}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Wiktionary|Google Doodle}} * [https://doodles.google/ Official Website] *{{YouTube|channel=UCdq61m8s_48EhJ5OM_MCeGw}} *{{Twitter|GoogleDoodles}} {{Google LLC}} [[Category:Google services|Doodle]] [[Category:Animation based on real people]] [[Category:Internet properties established in 1998]] [[Category:Commercial logos]]
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