# Featured Snippet

A special result box shown at the top of the search results, called "position 0," where the answer to the question is displayed directly.

**Featured Snippet (Highlighted Snippet)** is a special result box that Google displays at the very top of the search results for some queries, even above the #1 organic result. It is also known in the SEO community as “position 0”.

## Types of featured snippets:

- **Paragraph:** A plain-text answer of 40-60 words. It is the most common type.
- **List:** An ordered or unordered list of items. Common for “how-to” style queries.
- **Table:** Comparative data.
- **Video:** A video snippet from YouTube.

## To win a featured snippet:

- Provide the answer to the question clearly and concisely near the top of the page (40-60 words)
- If the question is used as a heading (H2), provide the answer immediately below it
- For lists, use `<ol>` or `<ul>` HTML
- For tables, use actual `<table>` HTML, not divs that only look like tables visually
- Consider adding Structured Data (especially FAQ and How-to)

**Tip:** If you target question-type Keywords (how, what is, why, which, how many), your chances of winning a featured snippet are much higher. Structure the content in a question-and-answer format for these Keywords.