These are some of the questions I found that Google has given direct answers to:

Google Featured Snippet's FAQs

1. Can one mark their page as a featured snippet?

Google says you cannot. They insist that it’s their system that determines whether or not a page qualifies to display a good snippet that enhances customer experience, and that's the one that gets elevated.

2. How do featured snippets provided by Google work?

Google says they display featured snippets whenever their system determines that the format you have used on your page will assist visitors discover information they are seeking in an easier way. Such a format would be rightly presented fromthe description's and the linked page’s aspect or angle.

It also must be especially helpful for people using mobile phones or those doing voice search.

3. From where do featured snippets come?

Google says from web search listings. Their systems then determine if among the listed searches it’d be useful to elevate one of them. That would most likely happen in the case where the search was phrased as a question.

4. What does Google's algorithm look for to create featured snippets?

Let's find out in the next page...