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- Google is removing the breadcrumb element from mobile search results
- Breadcrumbs show where on a site a search result comes from.
- The reason for the move is to simplify how URLs appear in mobile search results.
Back in 2009, Google introduced a feature to Search called breadcrumbs. This feature appears next to a search result’s URL and shows where that particular page is located on the site. Previously, you could see breadcrumbs on both desktop and mobile search results, but that is no longer the case.
Google has announced that it is rolling out a change to Search on mobile. Now when you perform a search on mobile, you will no longer see the breadcrumb element with the search result’s URL. However, breadcrumbs will still be present when searching on desktop. You can see an example of the change in the images below.