Block of Citations Examined Beneath AI Overview Abstract

Google is testing a brand new method of displaying citations in AI Overviews. Truthfully, this seems like a throwback to the times of “SGE.”

Noticed by Sachin Patel on X, the format has ginormous hyperlink playing cards on the backside of the AI abstract:

Google AI Overview is now displaying a brand new kind of hyperlink playing cards @rustybrick @brodieseo @gaganghotra_ @glenngabe pic.twitter.com/puJnYWEgqf

— Sachin Patel (@SachuPatel53124) March 24, 2026

It’s only a large blue card damaged up like a merged cell in a desk that features a thumbnail of no obvious worth, the location title, favicon, description, and title.

Once more, right here’s how the citations usually seem on the proper aspect of the output:

It kind of seems like one thing simply went fallacious right here, and the proportionally sized blue field received shoved underneath the output. Perhaps it is a bug?

Barry beforehand reported on a check that reveals a really comparable format however in regular proportions again in 2025.

There is no such thing as a method that this check will get rolled out. This factor is ugly. I assume possibly it’s extra noticeable, so possibly extra clicks. All of the extra cause this check by no means will get rolled out.

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