The first Google Doodle, on August 30, 1998, which celebrated Burning Man. A Google Doodle is a special, temporary alteration of the logo on Google's homepages intended to commemorate holidays, events, achievements, and historical figures.

Google doesn't display Doodles regularly and, when one is displayed, it may not be displayed in all regions. You can find information about Google Doodles here. The ideas for the...

Explore the spontaneous Google search logo changes made throughout the years to celebrate heroes, holidays, and much more.

While Doodles are beloved inside Google and by many who visit the homepage, more goes into them than you might think. So I asked a few Googlers on the Doodles team to share some of the surprising and, yes, delightful details and stories from behind the scenes. 1. The Doodle team receives about 7,000 submissions a year.

The first time the logo changed, it was to make it a doodle marking Burning Man on Aug. 30, 1998, before Google was even incorporated on Sept. 27 of that year, becoming an official company.