Display:None
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Hi
I wanted to ask how Google perceives a page which includes display:none - but doesn't use this to hide content but will use it in other cases such as:
Is this dangerous to use in terms of affecting Google rankings?
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If you just will display icons then it's OK. But it's dangerous to display text with display: none:
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-display-none-20626.html
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/66353?hl=en
https://youtu.be/7y-m_jiayLQ
https://youtu.be/B9BWbruCiDc
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-hiding-content-17136.html
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-hidden-tab-content-seo-19489.htmlBecause hiding text give "less weight" and you may get into trouble.
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