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Microsoft tests underlined text in Bing Ads description snippets

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Microsoft is testing a visual change to Bing search ads, adding a light highlight to ad descriptions. The underlined text is not a separate link: the entire ad remains clickable and directs to the same landing page.

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For you, this means a potential UI experiment to improve ad visibility or click-through rates in Bing search results.

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Microsoft tests underlined text in Bing Ads description snippets

Microsoft is testing a visual change to Bing search ads, adding a light highlight to ad descriptions. The underlined text is not a separate link: the entire ad remains clickable and directs to the same landing page. For you, this means a potential UI experiment to improve ad visibility or click-through rates in Bing search results.

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