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The first Google Doodle, on August 30, 1998, which celebratedBurning Man

AGoogle Doodleis a special, temporary alteration of thelogoonGoogle'shomepagesintended to commemorateholidays,events, achievements, and historical figures. The first Google Doodle honored the 1998 edition of the long-running annualBurning Manevent in Black Rock City, Nevada, and was designed by co-foundersLarry PageandSergey Brinto notify users of their absence in case the servers crashed.[1][2][3]Early marketing employeeSusan Wojcickithen spearheaded subsequent Doodles, including an alien landing on Google and additional custom logos for major holidays.[4]Google Doodles were designed by an outside contractor, cartoonistIan David Marsdenuntil 2000, when Page and Brin askedpublic relations officerDennis Hwangto design a logo forBastille Day.Since then, a team of employees called Doodlers have organized and published the Doodles.[5]

Initially, Doodles were neither animated norhyperlinked—they were simply images withtooltipsdescribing 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.[6]On May 21, 2010, the first interactive Doodle appeared later celebratingPac-Man,[7]and hyperlinks also began to be added to Doodles, usually linking to asearch resultspage for the subject of the Doodle. By 2014, Google had published over 2,000 regional and international Doodles throughout its homepages,[8]often featuring guest artists,musicians,and personalities.[9]By 2019, the Doodlers team had created over 4,000 Doodles for Google's homepages around the world.[10]

Overview[edit]

In addition to celebrating many well-known events and holidays, Google Doodles celebrate artists and scientists on their birthdays.[11]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.[12]The celebration of historic events is another common topic of Google Doodles including aLegobrick 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.[13]

Common themes[edit]

Since the firstThanksgivingDoodle in 1998, many Doodles for holidays, events and other celebrations have recurred annually. These include:

Doodlers[edit]

Doodlersis Google's name for the illustrators, engineers and artists who design the Doodles. They have included artists likeEkua Holmes,Jennifer Hom,Sophia Foster-Dimino,Ranganath Krishnamani, Dennis Hwang, Olivia Fields, Nate Swinehart,Lynnette Hoazous,andEric Carle.[17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

Interactive and notable doodles[edit]

Google's interactivePac-Manlogo

In May 2010, on the 30th anniversary of the 1980arcade gamePac-Man,Google unveiled worldwide their firstinteractive logo,created in association withNamco.[24]Anyone who visited Google could play Pac-Man on the logo, which featured the letters of the wordGoogleon the Pac-Man maze. The logo also mimicked the sounds the original arcade game made. TheI'm Feeling Luckybutton was replaced with anInsert Coinbutton. 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 anI'm Feeling Luckysearch. It was then removed on May 23, 2010, initially replacing Pac-Man with the normal logo. Later on that day, Google released[25]apermanent site to play Google Pac-Man (accessed by clicking on top icon),due to the popular user demand for the playable logo.[25]Pac-Man Doodledrew an estimated 1billion players worldwide.[26]

Since that time, Google has continued to post occasional interactive and video doodles:

2010s[edit]

  • On May 21-22, 2010, Google introduced an interactive game celebratingPac-Manon its 30th anniversary.
  • On June 8, 2010,Robert Schumannwas celebrated with a Google Doodle for his 200th birthday only inGermany.
  • On September 4, 2010, the Google logo was changed to aninteractive Buckyballto celebrate the 25th anniversary of its discovery.[27][28]The Buckyball, also known as theBuckminsterfullereneC60 is a molecule made entirely of carbon.
  • On September 6, 2010, Google launched its fourth interactive Google Doodle.Google Instant - Particle Logoreplaced its static logo with aJavaScript-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.[29]Unlike some other Google Doodles, this one is unclickable.[30]
  • On September 7, 2010, another Google Instant family logo known asKeystroke Logowas released. A greyed-out colorless logo lit up with the standard Google colors as the first six letters of a search query were entered.[31]
  • On October 8, 2010, Google ran its first video doodle, a short animation set to the music ofImagineto mark what would have beenJohn Lennon's 70th birthday.[32]Similarly,Freddie Mercury's would-be 65th birthday was celebrated on September 5, 2011, with an animated clip set toDon't Stop Me Now.[33]
  • On April 15, 2011, Google sported the first live-action video doodle, commemorating what would have beenCharlie Chaplin's 122nd birthday.[34]This doodle was a black and whiteYouTubevideo 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 celebrate the would-be 96th birthday ofLes Paul.Apart from being able to hover the cursor over the doodle to strum the strings just like one of Les Paul'sGibson 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.[35]
  • On January 18, 2012, for users in the United States, Google placed a censor bar on top of their logo toprotest SOPA and PIPA.
  • On May 23, 2012, for what would have been instrument inventor and synthesizer pioneerRobert Moog's 78th birthday, the Doodle team pulled off their own feat of engineering: a fully playable and recordable Google logo resembling a vintageMinimoogModel D synthesizer. Electronic analogMoog Synthesizertimbre 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.Synthesizer doodlepatched the keyboard into a 4-track tape recorder that could share songs.[36][37][38]
  • On June 23, 2012, in commemoration of what would have beenAlan Turing's 100th birthday, Google's logo became an interactiveTuring Machine.[39]
  • On August 8, 2012, Google Displayed an interactiveBasketballGame for the2012 Summer Olympics.
  • On September 13, 2012, Google created a doodle forClara Schumannto celebrate her 193rd birthday.
  • On November 23, 2013, Google's logo changed to a playableDoctor Whogame in honor of the show's 50th anniversary.[40]
  • On May 19, 2014, for the 40th anniversary of theRubik'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 thePony Express,Google made a playable 2Dside-scrollingdoodle game in which the player collects mail, avoids obstacles, and delivers up to 100 letters from California to Missouri.[41]
  • On October 1, 2015,Annie Besant's 168th birthday anniversary was commemorated with a Doodle.[42]
  • On December 17, 2015, a Google Doodle was featured honoring the 245th anniversary ofBeethoven's date of birth.[43]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 ofWilbur Scoville,creator of theScoville 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, andTrinidad Moruga scorpion) and a fun fact about each pepper along with its measured Scoville Heat Units.[44]
  • On August 5, 2016, for the2016 Summer Olympics,the Google app received an update for Android and iOS devices to include 7 mini games calledDoodle Fruit Gamesfeaturing 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, forHalloween,Google added a game calledMagic 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, forValentine's Day,Google added a game featuring the endangeredpangolin,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 celebratedEdhiwith a Google Doodle hailing his "super-efficient" ambulance service.[45]
  • On May 9, 2017, a Google Doodle was featured honoring the 181st birthday ofFerdinand Monoyer.He was a French ophthalmologist who in 1872 introduced thedioptre,the reciprocal of focal length in metres, as a unit forlens 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:[46]his name, hidden in the chart.
  • On June 22, 2017, to celebrate what would have been the 117th birthday ofOskar 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.[47]
  • On August 11, 2017, the 44th anniversary ofDJ Kool Herc's pioneering use of thehip hopbreak,the Google Doodle allowed users use a doubleturntableto act as a hip-hopDJ.[48]
  • On September 4, 2017, to celebrate what would have been the 83rd birthday of Russian baritone singerEduard 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 theTrololosong.
  • On December 4, 2017, Google celebrated 50 years of kids'coding languageswith an Interactive Doodle.[49][50]
  • On December 8, 2017, Google celebrated the 287th birthday ofJan Ingenhouszwith a Doodle.[51]
  • On January 29, 2018, Google celebrated Taiwanese singerTeresa Tengon what would have been her 65th birthday.[52]
  • On May 3, 2018, Google celebrated the work ofGeorges Mélièsby making a doodle that encompassed his famous work such asA Trip to the MoonandThe 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.[53]
  • On May 16, 2018, Google celebrated Polish painterTamara de Lempicka.
  • On June 10, 2018, Google celebrated the history ofgarden gnomesby 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]
  • On September 15, 2018, forIndia,SirMokshagundam Visvesvaraya's158th Birthday. On whose birthday India celebratesEngineer's day.
  • On September 21, 2018, thestop-motion,animated video Google doodle, celebratingFred Rogers,was created in collaboration with Fred Rogers productions, The Fred Rogers center, and BixPix entertainment.
  • On October 30, 2018, forHalloween,Google added a multiplayer game calledGreat Ghoul Duel,featuring two teams of ghosts racing to collect spirits and steal them from the other team.[54]Games can support up to 8 players, and users could create custom invite links or match with random users across the globe.Great Ghoul Duelwas the first Doodle to support multiplayer over the internet.[55]
  • On November 6, 2018, for theUnited States elections,Google changed their logo toGo Vote.[56]
  • On March 7, 2019, Google celebratedOlga Ladyzhenskaya,a Russian mathematician.
  • On March 21, 2019, Google celebrated German composer and musicianJohann Sebastian Bachby creating the first Doodle that usesartificial intelligenceto 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 anampon the right side is clicked).[57]
  • On July 16–20, 2019, Google celebrated the 50th anniversary of theApollo 11Moon landing by NASA whereNeil Armstrongbecame the first man on the Moon.[58]
  • On August 12, 2019, for India, Google commemoratedVikram Sarabhai's100th birth anniversary. He is internationally regarded as the Father of the Indian Space Program.[59]
  • On December 9-10, 2019, the interactive Google doodle game celebrated the Mexican card gameloteria.

2020s[edit]

  • On March 20, 2020, near the beginning of theCOVID-19 pandemic,Google honoredIgnaz Semmelweisfor pioneering the practice ofhand washing.The Doodle animation specifically showcased how to properly and thoroughly wash one's hands.[60]
    • 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.[61]
  • On April 22, 2020, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, a Doodle game was created in partnership withthe 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.[62]
  • On May 20, 2020, Google celebrated the 61st birthday ofIsrael Kamakawiwo'ole,who is best known for his songSomewhere Over The Rainbow.
  • On May 21-22, 2020, the interactive Doodle celebrated thembiraas Zimbabwe's culture week begins.
  • On June 30, 2020, Google celebratedMarsha P. Johnsonwith a Google Doodle.[2]
  • On September 1, 2020, Google honoredJackie 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.[63]
  • OnHalloween,a sequel to the 2016 Halloween Doodle was made. It had similar gameplay, but a different setting (underwater) and focused on sea creatures such as theimmortal jellyfishand theanglerfish.
  • On December 10, 2020, Google celebrated St Lucian economist, professor, and authorW. Arthur Lewis.
  • On December 20, 2020, Google remembered the last survivingrhinoceros,Sudan.
  • On December 30, 2020, Google celebrated Alaska native civil rights championElizabeth 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 honoredJames Naismith,known as the inventor of the game ofbasketball.The Doodle animation showcases a person making a basket.[64]
  • On March 10, 2021, Google honoredWu Lien-teh,depicting Wu Lien-teh assembling surgical masks and distributing them to reduce the risk of disease transmission.[65][66][67]
  • On June 9, 2021, Google honoredShirley Templewith an animated depiction of her during her career as a child actress alongside her later service as a diplomat.[68]
  • On July 23, 2021, Google released an RPG-style game calledDoodle Champion Island Games,with artwork byStudio 4°C,to celebratevideo gaming,Japanese folklore,and the2020 Olympics in Tokyo.[69][70]
  • On August 14, 2021, Google made adoodleofDerawar Fortto celebratePakistan's 75 Independence Day.[71]According toGoogle,the fort symbolizes Pakistani adaptability and antiquity.[71]
  • On September 2, 2021, Google made a doodle celebrating the 138th birthday of the Polish biologistRudolf Weigl,known for inventing theepidemic typhusvaccine.[72][73]
  • On September 5, 2021, Olivia When made a doodle celebrating the 107th birthday of theChileanpoetNicanor Parra,[74]being visible in 15 countries, includingChile.[75]
  • On September 6, 2021,[76]Google made a doodle celebrating the 100th birthday of theSpanishwriterCarmen Laforet,[77]in which she appears reading a book on a balcony.[78]
  • On September 8, 2021, Google made an 80-second illustrated video celebrating the 32nd birthday ofTim Bergling,in which a lot of people appear enjoying the songWake Me Upby the Swedish DJ.[79]
  • On September 15, 2021, Google made five doodles celebrating independence day in variousCentral Americancountries such asGuatemala,Honduras,El Salvador,NicaraguaandCosta Rica,Panamawas not included, because its independence date was not September 15.[80]
  • On September 16, 2021, Magdiel Herrera made a doodle known asà la Mexicanacelebrating theMexican independence day,in it shows achina poblana,apozole,a bell, a hat with azarape,a cactus and anAztecmusician.[81]
  • On September 17, 2021, Google did a doodle celebrating the birth ofMichiyo Tsujimura,a Japanese biochemist known for her research on green tea and its nutritional benefits.[82]
  • On September 18, 2021, Google made a doodle from theChilean National Holidaysshows in the center to ahuemul,an animal representative of both the country and thenational shield.[83][84]
  • On October 1, 2021, Roxie Vizcarra created a slideshow doodle celebrating US Chicano educator, boxer, poet, and activistRodolfo Gonzales.
  • On November 1, 2021, Google celebrated Zuni native American fiber artist, weaver, and potter the lateWe'whawith an interactive doodle.
  • On November 4, 2021, Google celebrated Chinese-born, British American physicist and educatorCharles K. Kao.
  • On November 8, 2021, Google celebrated Indian cell biologistKamal Ranadiveon her 104th birthday.
  • On November 12, 2021, Google celebrated Dutch painterJohannes Vermeer,who painted theGirl with a Pearl Earringin 1665.
  • On November 14, 2021, Google celebrated the 216th birthday of German pianist and composerFanny Hensel.
  • On November 20, 2021, Google celebrated Creole classical musician and composerEdmond Dede.
  • In January 2022, Google created a special Doodle that shows up when one searches for the termWordle,based onthe online gamethat had risen to popularity the previous month. The Doodle mimics playing the gameWordleon the nameGoogle.[85]
  • On January 17, 2022, Google celebrated what would have beenBetty 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 phrasethank you for being a friendappear at the bottom when the user searches for her name, both references to her popular television role onThe Golden Girls.[86][87][88]
  • On February 17, 2022, Google celebrated Dr.Michiaki Takahashi's 94th birthday with a doodle showing first the research phase, then a boy withchickenpox,a doctor giving the chickenpoxvaccine,and ending with bottles of medicine and dots giving a graphical representation of the declining number of cases due to the vaccine.[89]
  • On April 29, 2022, Google hit all the right notes by celebratingToots Thielemanson what would be his 100th birthday
  • On May 19, 2022, this Asian Pacific American heritage month doodle celebratedStacey Milbernand her legacy on what would be her 35th birthday.
  • On September 8, 2022, the date ofQueen Elizabeth II's death,Google erected a specializedgrayscaleDoodle in theUnited Kingdomand certain otherCommonwealthnations, which comprised simply a colorless Google logo and a hyperlink toQueen Elizabeth IIin 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.[90][91]
    • For the date of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral on September 19, Google changed the aforementioned grayscale Doodle toblack.[92][93]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 30–31, 2022, Google re-released theGreat Ghoul Duelmultiplayer Doodle from 2018 with additionalmapsandachievements.[94]The game was originally scheduled to be released 2021 but it was delayed due toserverand designing difficulties.[95]
  • On December 1-2, 2022, the interactive Google doodle game celebrated the 82nd birthday ofJerry Lawson,one of the fathers of modern gaming.
  • On January 29-30 2023, the interactive Google doodle game celebratedbubble tea,also known as boba tea and pearl milk tea
  • On April 30, 2023, to commemorate 36 years since his first leading role in theatre, Google celebrated the life of British actorAlan Rickman.[96]
  • On May 20-21, 2023, the interactive Google doodle celebratedLake Xochimilco,a natural lake nearMexico City, Mexico.
  • On May 22, 2023, Google celebratedBarbara May Cameron,a photographer, poet, writer, and activist.
  • On June 9, 2023, the Google doodle video celebratedWilli Ninja,an iconic dancer and choreographer known as the Godfather of Voguing.
  • On June 10, 2023, Google celebratedscones,an afternoon tea treat in the United Kingdom.
  • On July 12–13, 2023, the interactive Google doodle game celebrated the Indian street foodPanipuri,also widely known as golgappa.[97]
  • On September 27, 2023, Google celebrated its 25th anniversary with a doodle chronicling the evolution of theGoogle logofrom 1997 to the present and ending with the current logo sayingG25gle,with the two "o" s in the logo turning into the numbers 25.[98]
  • On October 2, 2023, Google celebrated theAppalachian trailwith a slideshow doodle.
  • On October 31, 2023, Google celebratedHalloweenby showcasing a Halloween slideshow poem.
  • On March 7, 2024, Google celebrated what would have been Mexican singerLola Beltrán's 92nd birthday in an animated doodle.[99]
  • On March 11, 2024, Google celebrated theflat white,a beloved coffee drink of steamed milk poured over a shot of espresso.
  • On April 8, 2024, Google celebrated theSolar eclipse of April 8, 2024.
  • On April 15, 2024, Google celebrated the life and legacy of Lebanese American writerEtel Adnan.
  • On April 20, 2024, Google celebrated the start of the 2024NBAplayoffs.
  • On May 1, 2024, Google celebrated Indian American poetMeena Alexander.
  • On May 14, 2024, Google celebrated the start of the 28thW NBAseason.
  • On May 16, 2024, Google celebrated the 81st birthday of activistHank Adams.
  • On May 23, 2024, Google celebratedchilaquiles,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 authorJeanne Cordovain honor of pride month.
  • On June 10, 2024, Google celebrated theDragon Boat Festival.
  • On June 20, 2024, Google kicked off theConmebol Copa America 2024as the 48th installment of theCopa América Series.

"Doodle 4 Google" competitions[edit]

Main article:Doodle4Google
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 asDoodle 4 Google.[100]Winning doodles go onto the Doodle4Google website, where the public can vote for the winner, who wins a trip to theGoogleplexand the hosting of the winning doodle for 24 hours on the Googlewebsite.

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.[101]Google announced aDoodle 4 Googlecompetition for India in 2009[102]and the winning doodle was displayed on the Google India homepage onNovember 14.A similar competition held inSingaporebased 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 Singapore'sNational Dayon Google Singapore's homepage.[103]It was held again in 2015 in Singapore and was themed 'Singapore: The next 50 years'.

Controversy and criticism[edit]

See also:Criticism of Google

On September 13, 2007, Google posted a doodle honoring authorRoald Dahlon the anniversary of his birth. This date also happened to coincide with the first day of theJewishholiday ofRosh Hashanah,and Google was immediately criticized by some groups[specify]for this decision due to the fact that 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.[104][105]

In 2007, Google was also criticized for not featuring versions of the Google logo for Americanpatrioticholidays such asMemorial DayandVeterans Day.[106]Google featured a logo commemorating Veterans Day that year.[107]

In 2014, Google received some criticism for failing to honor the 70th anniversary of theD-Dayinvasion with a Doodle and instead honoring JapaneseGoplayerHoninbo Shusaku.[108]In response to the criticism, Google removed the logo from their homepage and added a series of links to images of the invasion ofNormandy.[108]

On May 19, 2016, Google honoredYuri Kochiyama,an Asian American activist and member of theMaoist-basedblack nationalistgroupRevolutionary Action Movement,with a Doodle on its main U.S. homepage.[109][110]This choice was criticized by conservative commentators due to some of Kochiyama's controversial opinions, such as an admiration forOsama bin LadenandMao Zedong.[109][111]U.S. SenatorPat Toomeycalled for a public apology from Google.[112]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.[113]

Gender and race[edit]

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.[114]The report was widely reported in the media, and Google made a commitment to increase the proportion of women and racial minorities.[115][116]As a result of this media controversy and Google's internal policies regardingdiversity, equity and inclusion,Google rarely features white males in Doodles as of 2024.[117]

Religious holidays[edit]

Google typically abstains from referencing or celebratingreligious holidaysspecifically in Doodles, or in cases when they do,religious themesandiconographyare 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", citingValentine's Day(Christianity),Holi(Hinduism), andTu B'Av(Judaism) as examples, but that the company does not include "religious imagery or symbolism" as part of those Doodles.[118]

Google has been criticized[by whom?]for what has been perceived as its inconsistency regarding the implementation of its religious holiday policy, notably its lack of Doodles for majorChristianholidays. 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).[119][120]Christmasis not specifically celebrated by name,[a]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 Christmasin 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".[121][122]

Easter[edit]

Google first created a Doodle forEasterin 2000, and did not acknowledge the holiday on its homepage again until 2019. In March 2013, Google was criticized[by whom?]for celebrating American activistCesar Chavezon Easter Sunday with a Doodle instead of Easter.[123]

In 2019, after an 18-year hiatus, Google presented an atypical "Doodle" for Easter, for thedesktop versionof 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 "I'm Feeling Lucky"button where" Lucky "is replaced with an anthropomorphic Easter egg,[120]which triggered a falling array of Easter-themed items such as eggs, bunnies, andhot cross buns.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.[b][124]Notably, the 2019 Easter-themed homepage was not visible frommobile devicesunless the "Desktop mode" option was triggered on the mobile browser, leading to the majority of users not ever seeing the "Doodle".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]".[125]

In 2020, Google once again celebrated Easter atypically on its homepage, but not as a Doodle. AnEaster eggwas placed below the "Google Search" and "I'm Feeling Lucky" buttons, with hovertext indicating "Happy Easter".[126]When clicked, the egg led to a search results page for "Easter". This is similar to howMemorial DayandRemembrance Dayhave been recognized by the company in the US.[127]

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^abEvery 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 explicitlyChristmasthemes, 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.[15][16]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.
  2. ^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 /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 thegoogle /doodles/path index. The citation provided shows that the page was triggered for archival on April 21, 2019.

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External links[edit]

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