Can you give me a checklist of formatting tricks I should use in my articles to win featured snippets for how-to search queries in the United States?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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Can you give me a checklist of formatting tricks I should use in my articles to win featured snippets for how-to search queries in the United States?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
Google Search Central featured snippets how-to content formatting headings lists paragraphs SEO documentation Google ↗
Google Search Central SEO starter guide structured data featured snippets how-to articles Google ↗
- SEO Starter Guide: The Basics | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- Creating Helpful, Reliable, People-First Content | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.cn
- SEO Starter Guide: The Basics | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- Featured Snippets and Your Website | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- How Google’s featured snippets work · support.google.com
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Google Search Central featured snippets how-to content formatting headings lists paragraphs SEO documentation OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Instruction | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Google Search Central SEO starter guide structured data featured snippets how-to articles OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Instruction | — | — | 1x of 1 |