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Google Easter Eggs revealed – 38 secret games, tricks and hidden jokes you can find right now

There are loads of great secret features hidden inside Google's search engine

GOOGLE is celebrating its 20th birthday, so to celebrate we've tracked down some of the best hidden Easter Eggs on the site.

Easter Eggs are secret games or tricks that aren't always easy to find, but can be accessed straight from the Google search engine.

 Typing "Google in 1998" will give you a retro version of the website
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Typing "Google in 1998" will give you a retro version of the website

We've uncovered 38 in total – here's the full list:

Type "flip a coin" – Google will flip a coin for you

Type "pacman" – you'll be able to play Pac-Man

Type "roll a dice" – Google will roll a dice for you

Type "do a barrel roll" – the search results page will do a flip

 You can play Pac-Man directly in the search results
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You can play Pac-Man directly in the search results

Type "zerg rush" – a game where you have to click the dots before they destroy your results

Type "once in a blue moon" – shows the frequency of blue moon occurrences

Type "anagram" – you'll be asked if you meant "nag a ram"

Type "define anagram" – you'll be asked if you meant "nerd fame again"

Type "what is the answer to life, the universe and everything" – you'll get the number 42, a reference to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

 You can also play Tic Tac Toe against Google – but there's a good chance you'll lose
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You can also play Tic Tac Toe against Google – but there's a good chance you'll lose

Type "askew" – the search results will be tilted

Type "Atari Breakout" – you'll get to play the game in Image Search

Type "google gravity" and press I'm Feeling Lucky – the website will collapse

Type "number of horns on a unicorn" – you'll get a calculator showing the number one

Type "what is the loneliest number" – the answer is one

Type "Google in 1998" – you'll get a retro version of Google

Type "blink HTML" – the words will blink

 There's a full version of Solitaire hidden inside Google's search engine
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There's a full version of Solitaire hidden inside Google's search engine

Type "(sqrt(cos(x))*cos(500*x)+sqrt(abs(x))-0.4)*(3-x*x)^0.1" – you'll get a heart-shaped graph

Type "1.2+(sqrt(1-(sqrt(x^2+y^2))^2 + 1 - x^2-y^2) * (sin (10000 * (x*3+y/5+7))+1/4)" – you'll get an Easter Egg shaped graph

Type "Bletchley Park" – you'll get a code-style graphic, as a nod to British code-breakers who were based at Bletchley Park

Type "Cornway's Game of Life" – you'll get a simulation of life, which evolves to spell Google

Type "solitaire" – you can play the game Solitaire

Type "Tic Tac Toe" – you can play Tic Tac Toe

Type "play snake" – you can play the classic mobile game Snake

 Type "Atari Breakout" into Google Images to unlock a secret game
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Type "Atari Breakout" into Google Images to unlock a secret game

Type "animal sounds" – you can play different animal sounds

Type "spin a dreidel" – you can spin a dreidel on the homepage

Type "spinner" – you can spin a number wheel

Type "fidget spinner" – you can spin a fidget spinner

Type "I'm feeling curious" – you'll get the answer to a random question

Type "color picker" – you'll be able to find details of exact colours

Type "random number generator" – generate a random number

Type "Breathing exercise" – this will help you regulate your breathing

Type "internet speed test" – this will let you find out how fast your internet is

Type "festivus" – a pole appears on the left hand side of the screen

Type "recursion" – you'll be asked if you meant "recursion", as a joke

Type "pi" – you'll get a calculator response

Type "is Google down?" – Google will tell you if it's down

Type "google.com/teapot" into your browser – you'll get a "short and stout" error page

Type "marquee HTML" – the results bar will scroll

What's your favourite Google Easter Egg? Let us know in the comments!


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