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SEO On-Page: Featured Snippet

Guides optimization for Featured Snippets (Position Zero)—direct answers displayed above organic results. Featured snippets appear on ~19% of queries; by 2025, AI Overviews replaced many, but snippet optimization still supports AI citation and PAA. See serp-features for full SERP context.

When invoking: On first use, if helpful, open with 1–2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On subsequent use or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output.

Scope

Featured Snippet formats: Paragraph, list, table

Content structure: Answer-first, H2/H3, semantic HTML

Query targeting: How, what, why; positions 2–5 opportunity

AI Overviews: Layered content for both snippets and AI citation

Current Landscape (2025–2026)