Use of our brand elements (such as our product names and logos) by developers
is dictated by our Google APIs Terms of Service, as well as by any additional terms of service for the specific API you’re
using. You’ll need to follow the guidelines here and in any related
documentation, so read on.
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Do you need to submit a request?
You don’t need our permission to reference how your application
interacts with our product, as long as you follow the guidelines found on this page and in
any related documentation. These guidelines apply to all uses of
Google brand elements (our products, logos, and trademarks) in apps
or products using our APIs.
The name of your app, product, or company should be wholly your own. Don’t
use any Google product names as part of your name, and don’t modify any
ofour trademarks.
Don’t use our names in your name
Don’t use any Google product names, or confusingly similar names, as part
of your company name, product name, domain name, or social media profile.
Don’t use elements of our names
Don’t remove, distort or alter any element of Google Trademarks, such as
by modifying the Google Trademark through hyphenation, combination, or
abbreviation. Don’t shorten, abbreviate, or create acronyms out of Google
Trademarks.
Describing your app or product
You’re welcome to say that your app works with, works for, uses, or was built
with the Google product or service that you used.
Be precise and detailed when talking about how our products work together.
And be honest about the level of integration, interaction, or compatibility of
your product with ours. Don’t use any Google product names as a verb, in
possessive form, or in a way that could imply Google’s sponsorship,
affiliation, or endorsement.
Use plain and precise language
Use straightforward language to describe how your product works with
Google.
Don’t overstate your relationship
Don’t use vague, confusing, hyperbolic, or absolute language, and don’t
use “powered by” to describe how Google technology is used in your
product.
Don’t use lockups in sentences
Don’t use the Google logo or Google Product lockups in a sentence, unless
provided to you as an approved byline attribution graphic, and don’t
display any Google product names using any different stylization, color,
or font from the surrounding text.
Designing your logo or icon
Your product logo or icon should be wholly your own. Don’t use any Google
product icons, logos, or trademarks as part of your icon or logo.
Don’t use our icons or names
Don’t use or incorporate
Google icons, logos, or
trademark names. Don’t use modified versions of Google’s icons, logos, or trademark
names.
Don’t mimic our look
Don’t mimic or replicate Google’s icons or logos. Don’t mimic Google’s
color palette in your own logo or icon.
Using our names or icons
If your app or product integrates with a Google product, you may include the
name or icon of the Google product to accurately refer to the product. When
doing so, please follow these rules.
Using Google product names
Refer to the Google product in full
Use the full name of Google products in buttons or text. When a button
contains a product name, ensure the words “Google” and “[Product]” are on
the same line.
Use verbs to make actions clear
Ensure any actions related to the Google product are clear to the user by
beginning actions with verb phrases.
Using our icons
Convey what will happen
Use a small depiction of the relevant Google product icon within your
application for informational purposes to convey what action will be taken
or to indicate connection to the product.
Don’t use icons in place of names
Don’t use an icon in the middle of a phrase in place of the product name,
such as “Save to [Google Drive icon]” – although you may use a relevant
icon before a phrase that indicates an action, such as [Google Drive icon]
Save to Google Drive“.
Use approved icons
Use the colored version of our Google product icons. You can also use a
monochromatic version, if available and necessary, but don’t make your own
version.
Don’t modify icons
Don’t make alterations to the icon, other than changing the size.
Advertising guidelines
You may use our product names or icons in your marketing materials, such as
websites, social media posts, or display ads, in order to reference how your
app interacts with our products.
You don’t need to request permission to use these elements in your materials
as long as you follow the guidelines on this page and in ourBrand elementssection. Ourtrademark rulesandterms also apply.
There may be certain restrictions around using our trademarks in Google Ads
text. Refer to ourAdvertising Policieshelp page for more information, or reach out to your Google contact or
customer service to request that your Ads account be granted approval to use
the relevant trademark in your ad text.
Using screenshots
You may use standard, unaltered screenshots of Google products and services
for illustrative or informative purposes related to your app or service.
For example, if you’re showing how to set up your app to connect to a Google
service, you may use screenshots of the relevant Google product in your
materials, such as websites, videos, advertisements, or documentation.
You may make light annotations on such screenshots to make directions clear
to the user, but please don’t add or change any other elements.
Legal attribution
Using our elements is okay, but make sure to attribute that they came from
Google.
If you’re using our trademarks, please include a legal line in the footer or
other appropriate area of your product, website, or other materials:
[Product name] is a trademark of Google LLC.
Refer to ourTrademark Listfor the proper names of our trademarks.
Further resources
Need more help or product-specific guidelines?
You can find additional specific information about some of our APIs and
developer products below, on theGoogle Developers site, or by usinga search engine.