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What appears above your results

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  1. The cards and when they appear
  2. Search within a topic
  3. Notes and panels
  4. Common questions

Above the result lists, 4Search sometimes adds a card that answers part of your search directly: a forecast, directions, a member of Congress, the odds on an event, or topics to search within. Each appears only when your words call for it, and none of them replaces the results below.

#The cards and when they appear

Card Appears when your search… More
AI Overview is a question or topic it can summarize, on the All, Web, News and Websites tabs AI Overview
Weather asks for the weather, such as boston weather or weather 90210 Weather
Maps asks for a map or directions, such as boston map or directions to fenway park Maps
Politics names a member of Congress or a bill Politics
Prediction markets names something markets are betting on, such as fed rate cut Predictions
Search within a topic matches some of this site's topics, on the News tab Topics

The Weather, Maps, Politics and Prediction markets cards appear on the All and News tabs, on the first page of results, and only on the sites that have those services.

An All search for directions to Fenway Park: a Maps card with Driving, Walking and Cycling links appears above the results

directions to fenway park: a Maps card with Driving, Walking and Cycling links above the results.

  1. 1A Maps card, because the search asked for directions

#Search within a topic

On the News tab, a Search within a topic card can offer up to four of this site's topics that fit your search. Select one to run the same search inside that topic only.

A News search with a card titled Search within a topic that offers topics related to heat pump

Search within a topic: each button runs your search inside one topic. The smaller line is the topic it belongs to.

  1. 1Run the same search inside one topic

#Notes and panels

#Common questions

Can I hide the cards?

The cards appear with the search that calls for them. Scroll past them to the results, or search from a tab that has none, such as Images.

Do the cards change the results below?

No. The results are the same with or without a card.

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AI answers The AI Overview above search results A short AI-written summary that appears above your results when you search. What it shows, when it appears, and how to check it. Weather Weather, your forecast, radar and alerts in one place Weather gives you the forecast for any ZIP code or city, a live radar map, National Weather Service alerts, hurricane tracking and weather news in one place. Maps Maps: search places, get directions and explore the world Find places and addresses, get driving, walking and cycling directions, switch between street, satellite and terrain views, and turn on live maps. Politics Politics: Congress, bills, votes and elections Look up any member of Congress, bill, vote, election or new federal rule, and read the news around it, with the official records one select away. Predictions Predictions, the odds prediction markets give Predictions puts the odds from four prediction-market venues in one place, for elections, the Fed, sports, crypto and more, with the money, moves and news. Topics and your front page Topics and your front page Each 4Search site sorts its news into its own topics. Browse them, search inside one, follow the ones you like, and read a front page grouped by topic.