How to Google Image Search

This is an article that shows you how to find images on Google using existing photos. You can use Google’s image search on your computer to upload the images you’re looking for, or use the Google Chrome browser on your phone or computer to search for photos online.

Table of Contents

Use Google Search on your computer

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Open the Google Images page by visiting https://images.google.com/ .

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Click the . icon

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to the right of the search bar displayed in the center of the page.

If you want to find pictures related to a word or sentence, type the word or sentence in the search bar and press ↵ Enter to see the results.

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Choose a photo upload method. Please choose one of the following cards:

Paste image URL – Click this tag if you copied the web address of the image. To copy a photo’s web address, you’ll open the photo, click the address bar at the top of the window to fill in the path, and press Ctrl + C (on Windows) or ⌘ Command + C (on Mac).
Upload an image – Click this tab if the required image is stored on your computer.

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Upload your photo. This step will vary depending on the photo upload method you have chosen:

Paste image URL – Click the search bar, press Ctrl + V (Windows) or ⌘ Command + V (Mac), and click Search by image .
Upload an image – Click Choose File , find and click the image you want to use, and then select Open .

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View search results. If your photo is available on the Internet, you’ll find different sizes and versions of it here; otherwise, Google will look for images similar to the one you uploaded.

Use Google Chrome on your phone

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Open Google Chrome by tapping the app with the red, yellow, blue and green icons.

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Tap the search bar at the top of the screen.

If you don’t see the search bar, first select + in the upper-left corner of the screen.

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Enter search keywords. You’ll type the word or sentence you need to find the image, and then select Go (on iPhone) or Enter or ✓ (on Android).

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Tap the IMAGES tab near the top of the screen, just below the search bar. This will show you all the images found using your search term.

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Select a photo to use. Tap to open the photo you want to use for searching.

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Tap ⋮ below the photo to open a selection list.

Do not touch the ⋮ in the upper right corner of the screen.

Use Google Chrome on your computer

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Open Google Chrome with a yellow, red, blue and green spherical icon.

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Click the address bar at the top of the Chrome window. This will highlight the information in the address bar.

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Enter search keywords. Type the word or sentence you want to use to find the image, and then press ↵ Enter .

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Click the Images tab below the search bar near the top of the page. This will show you all found image results.

If you don’t see Images , click More at the far right of the tag line, then click Images in the menu that appears.

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Select a photo to use. Tap to open the photo you want to use for searching.

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Click Search by image directly below the image title in the gray box on the right.

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See results. You’ll see a list of images that match (or closely resemble) your search query displayed on this page.

Steps

Use Google Search on your computer

Use Google Chrome on your phone

Use Google Chrome on your computer

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