# Featured snippet: what it is and how it works · Zorraquino
> A featured snippet is a search format that presents an answer extracted from a page together with its source.
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# Featured snippet

A featured snippet is a search format that presents an answer extracted from a page together with its source

What it means, how it is used and where it comes up, with its related concepts.

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## What it is and how it works

It differs from a generative answer, which can combine several sources. Organising content well helps it to be understood, but no markup guarantees that position. The answer should remain useful within the full page.

Topics

[SEO, content and GEO](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/category/seo-contenidos-y-geo)

## Related concepts

- [Generative search](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/generative-search)
- [Duplicate content](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/internet/duplicated-content.html)
- [Evergreen content](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/digital-marketing/evergreen.html)