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Brand guidelines · GOOGLE

Google

Helpful at scale.

Client tier

Voice traits

3 traits define how Google sounds in copy and on stage.

Curious

Open questions; lean into discovery. Frame work as exploration.

Optimistic

Forward-looking, not boastful. The world is improvable.

Inclusive

Use language everyone in the room understands. Never punch down.

Tone & voice DNA

The three traits balance against each other — every line of copy should sit somewhere inside this triangle.

CuriousOptimisticInclusive

Every line of copy should sit somewhere inside this triangle — proportionally weighted across 3 traits.