Google Confirms CSS Class Names Don’t Influence SEO

In a recent episode of Google’s Search Off the Record podcast, Martin Splitt and John Mueller clarified how CSS affects SEO.

While some aspects of CSS have no bearing on SEO, others can directly influence how search engines interpret and rank content.

Here’s what matters and what doesn’t.

Class Names Don’t Matter For Rankings

One of the clearest takeaways from the episode is that CSS class names have no impact on Google Search.

Splitt stated:

“I don’t think it does. I don’t think we care because the CSS class names are just that….