Google is the most popular search engine with over 1 billion monthly active users.
The search engine is known to have multiple easter eggs.
These include inside jokes, hidden messages, secret games, and more.
If you’ve been using Google for a while, you might have encountered one.
However, easter eggs are hard to find because they won’t be added to popular searches.
One of the easter eggs is the “Do a barrel roll” easter egg.
In this guide, you’ll learn how to do a barrel roll on Google, what is the easter egg about, its origin, and more.
Why does Google do a barrel roll?
Google does a barrel roll as a reference to Star Fox 64, a 1977 Nintendo game.
In the game, Preppy the space rabbit asked Fox McCloud to do a barrel roll.
For him to do a barrel roll, you need to press “Z” or “R” twice.
The easter egg was introduced in 2011 to entertain users.
When you search for “Do a barrel roll” on Google, the page will spin once.
This works on almost all browsers including Chrome, Edge, and Safari.
How to “Do a Barrel Roll” on Google
To “Do a barrel roll” on Google, go to Google.com on any device and browser.
Once you’re on Google, search for “Do a barrel roll”.
Click here to try doing a barrel roll on Google.
After you’ve searched for “Do a barrel roll”, the page will rotate once.
You can search for the phrase on a mobile device or a computer.
Further reading
How to Fix “Google Keeps Stopping” on Android
How to Fix “Your device isn’t compatible with this version” on Google Play
