Try the current version today. Search “Let it snow” and click the snowflake. ❄️
One click, and your screen would fog up. A swipe of the mouse (or finger) would clear the frost. It was useless. It was delightful. And for a few minutes, you were a kid again, wiping away digital snow just to see the search results underneath. google let it snow
Here’s a social media post tailored for different platforms (Facebook/LinkedIn, Instagram, X/Twitter) based on the nostalgic “Google Let It Snow” easter egg. Try the current version today
Search “Let it snow” on Google and click the snowflake icon. ☃️ A swipe of the mouse (or finger) would clear the frost
In 2011, Google launched a simple easter egg: Searching “let it snow” made your screen foggy. You had to “wipe” it to read the results.
Who else spent way too much time doing this back in the day? 🙋♂️ The UX lesson hidden in “Let it snow.”