WHEN looking at the G in the Google logo you may think it’s perfectly symmetrical to be pleasing to the eye.
The tech giant has billions of users but not everyone takes a closer look at the logo to spot a hidden error.
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It’s not technically an error as the G has been slightly adapted to be imperfect.
This helps it look perfect to the average human eye.
The G in Google’s logo is not actually a perfect circle.
It’s imperfect due to a design technique called “overshooting”, according to Medium.
It’s a technique used in typography, which is the art of making text look appealing.
By using overshooting the G actually looks perfect to the human eye.
This is despite being mathematically imperfect when you draw a full circle around the letter.
A Reddit user edited the G so it was a full circle and received mixed reactions in the comments.
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“Created an Actually Symmetrical Google Logo. How would you feel if google used it?” they asked in a popular Reddit forum.
“The original looks more optically balanced,” one person wrote.
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“Original looks worse to me now tbh,” another said.
“There is a reason Google used the first one,” another Redditor wrote.
It’s thought Google’s mostly white website plays a role in requiring the G to be slightly imperfect.
This is because the human eye can see shapes differently based on what color background they’re on.
The fact the logo is multi-colored could also be to blame.
Companies often consider color composition in their logos to make them seem more appealing.
