# Featured snippet

> The boxed answer Google lifts to the top of results — 'position zero' — pulled from a page that already ranks and answers cleanly.

A featured snippet is Google's answer box: for definitional, how-to and list-style queries it extracts a paragraph, list or table from a ranking page and shows it above position one, with the source credited. Winning it does not require ranking first — it requires ranking on page one and containing an extractable answer: a tight definition after the question as a heading, a real ordered list, a table with actual rows.

The snippet is a double-edged win: it can cost the click when the answer satisfies the query completely, and it earns brand exposure plus traffic when it creates curiosity or the answer needs context. Either way it is a strong signal that the answer is considered good — and it is the same extraction logic answer engines now apply wholesale, which makes 'write the quotable sentence first' the durable habit.

## Related terms

- https://dfieldsolutions.com/en/glossary/serp.md
- https://dfieldsolutions.com/en/glossary/aeo.md
- https://dfieldsolutions.com/en/glossary/structured-data.md
- https://dfieldsolutions.com/en/glossary/seo.md

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