Google: "I'm feeling lucky!" - What is it?

The "I'm feeling lucky" button on the Google homepage has meanwhile developed into a small mystery. According to statistics, it is used by very few and many do not even know what it is there for. If you feel the same way, you should read this practical tip.

Former function of "I'm feeling lucky"

• Until a while ago, the button was used to open the first result of a search directly and not to preview all results first.
• In the meantime, however, you no longer have to press any key to start the search. Instead, the first results are shown immediately after you enter them. So the "I'm feeling lucky" search has become obsolete.

What does "I'm feeling lucky" today?

• If you go directly to www.google.de, you can still find and click the button.
• There you will be forwarded to an overview of the so-called "doodles" from Google. These are the mostly cartoon-style Google logos that are displayed on the home page for a variety of occasions such as birthdays of historical people.
• Sometimes smaller games or other Easter Eggs are integrated into these. In the overview you can now call up these "doodles" sorted by date.

In the next practical tip, you will learn how to search on Google as effectively as possible using operators.