SEO2026-05-17
Featured Snippet
Also known as: フィーチャードスニペット / 強調スニペット / Position Zero
A highlighted excerpt box shown above organic results that directly answers a query via paragraph, list, or table. Often considered a precursor to AI Overviews in surfacing direct answers.
Overview
Featured Snippets extract a portion of the best-matching page to answer a query directly in the SERP. Winning one earns the so-called 'position zero', though AI Overviews may now push them further down the page when both appear.
How to Win Snippets
Use question-style H2/H3 headings and place a concise answer paragraph (around 40-60 characters in Japanese) immediately beneath. Pairing this with FAQPage structured markup further increases visibility.
Related Columns
SEO
SEO-Friendly Website Design Fundamentals: Building a Search Engine Optimized Site Structure
Learn the fundamentals of designing websites that rank well in search engines. From semantic HTML and structured data to internal linking strategies, our Shinagawa-based SEO-focused web team shares practical know-how.
SEO
Website Design & SEO Checklist 2026: Best Practices for Building Search-Optimized Sites
A comprehensive 2026 checklist for building SEO-optimized websites from the ground up. Covers Core Web Vitals (INP), mobile-first indexing, JavaScript SEO, AI Overview optimization, and more — with practical insights from our web development work serving clients across Shinagawa, Minato, Shibuya, and greater Tokyo.
SEO
Decoding Google's Official AI Optimization Guide — What Actually Works for AI Overviews / AI Mode, and Which GEO/AEO Tactics Google Just Killed (May 2026)
An evidence-based reading of Google's official Generative AI optimization guide, published May 15, 2026 in Search Central. Covers how AI Overviews and AI Mode actually work, what Google explicitly recommends, and — crucially — what Google explicitly denies: llms.txt, AI-only structured data, content chunking, AI-specific rewrites. Plus Search Console measurement reality (consolidated counts, the April 2026 impression-counting bug), and how GEO/AEO/LLMO map onto plain SEO.
Feel free to contact us
Contact Us