Try Google Tilt / Askew
Quick Facts
- Summary
- The familiar Google homepage leans a little to one side, and tapping the logo tips it back the other way.
- Creator
- Launched
- 2011
- Status
- Active
(Enhanced by elgooG)
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The Original Version
How It Started
Google’s Askew Easter egg was known by 2011. Searching for “askew” tilts the results page slightly to the right, giving the word a visible meaning. The effect also used to work for “tilt,” and historical descriptions mention “Dutch angle”; today, “askew” is the working query.
What It Did
The results page tilts slightly to the right and stays at that angle. You can still read the results, follow links, and search as usual.
Impact and Reach
“Askew” means not quite straight, and Google makes the joke by tilting the results themselves. The slight lean is enough to notice without getting in the way of reading or searching.
What’s Enhanced Here
Google’s original effect gives the results page a fixed tilt. This version applies the idea to a Google-style homepage and adds two tilt states that can be switched by clicking the logo.
The Enhanced Experience
What’s Different Here
The official Easter egg gives Google’s results page a fixed tilt. This enhanced version uses a Google-style homepage that leans first one way, then the other. Clicking the logo switches between those two positions.
The Easter Egg Experience
Click the button above to open Google Tilt. The homepage leans gently to one side, then tips the other way a moment later. Click the logo to switch back; the logo rocks too as the page changes direction.
How to Try It
- Click the button above to open Google Tilt.
- Watch the homepage lean to one side.
- Wait for it to tip the other way.
- Tap the logo to switch between the two tilts.
Each click on the logo alternates between the same two positions. Clicking repeatedly changes the direction of the lean without making it steeper.
Final Thoughts
Google’s original joke leaves the search results slightly crooked. This version carries the idea onto the homepage, where a click on the logo switches which way it leans.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is Google Tilt / Askew?
Google Tilt / Askew is a Search Easter egg known since 2011. The query “askew” tilts the results page slightly to the right while keeping it usable. “Tilt” and “Dutch angle” appear in historical descriptions of the effect.
This enhanced version applies the idea to a Google-style homepage and lets you switch its tilt direction by clicking the logo.
Today, searching “askew” on Google still tilts the page, but “tilt” no longer does. Many people still call the trick Google Tilt anyway.
