Google’s reverse image search tries to identify distinctive features in an image. It uses outlines, structures, lettering, logos, colors, and combinations of these different features to identify certain objects in an image. The search results display individual or multiple identified objects, similar images, or websites that contain either your search image or similar images.
To get the search results, you must input the photograph that you want to search for into Google. It works best in a browser on a PC, but you can also try to use “Google Lens” on mobile devices that have a camera. The principle is the same: Google compares the photograph that you input with all available image databases.
You’re probably already familiar with Google’s direct image search. By entering text, you can display specific images as search results. You can also use Google search operators to perform a refined and detailed search with the input field. If the location of the PC, cell phone, or tablet that you are using is known, local search results will appear first.