The article is pretty clear about things: Here’s the rundown on how it works: - Google Search Central August 25, 2021 Last week, we introduced a new system of generating titles for web pages. Apparently, they’ve been doing this for a long time (~10 years), but it’s the first I’ve noticed it. The thread has more info than what unfurled here. Where does that title come from?It’s not the on the page, that reads:backdrop-filterIt’s not the of the page, that reads:backdrop-filter | CSS-Tricks /xzoPcge9nT- Chris Coyier August 20, 2021 When I first noticed it, I tweeted my basic findings… But recently I noticed some pages on this site that were showing a title on SERPs that was a string that appeared nowhere at all in the source of the page. Perhaps in lieu of that, what the first on the page is. I always thought it was exactly what your element was.