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Something’s Wrong with Google’s Formatting in the Search Results

Posted on May 15, 2018 Written by Bill Hartzer

Occasionally we all have something go awry with our websites. It could be something related to not closing a tag properly on your site, something wrong with the website’s .CSS file, or even a WordPress plugin that’s causing something else not to load properly or render properly on your website. On my own website(s), I try to make sure that whenever I make an update or write a new post I manually check it to make sure that it looks OK. Sometimes, though, you come across an error or website issue on even the largest, most important websites.

Today, I’m seeing a huge black arrow on the Google search results page when I search for my name. In this case, I’m logged into my Google Account, and Google is showing me my Google My Business information at the top of the search results.

But what’s with the huge black arrow?

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That’s literally the search results in Google for my name, Bill Hartzer, right now. I captured the screen exactly how it was appearing, but right now I’m unable to replicate it, as it may have been fixed now.

In any case, it looks like I’m not the only one who is seeing these crazy icons and arrows today.

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