Per the [style guide][style-guide], `TYPE_USE` annotations should appear immediately before the type being annotated, and after any modifiers: ```java public @Nullable V getOrNull(final Map map, final @Nullable K key) { return map.get(key); } ``` Non-`TYPE_USE` annotations should appear before modifiers, as they annotate the entire element (method, variable, class): ```java @VisibleForTesting public void reset() { // ... } ``` Javadoc must appear before any annotations, or the compiler will fail to recognise it as Javadoc: ```java @Nullable /** Might return a frobnicator. */ Frobnicator getFrobnicator(); ``` [style-guide]: https://google.github.io/styleguide/javaguide.html#s4.8.5.1-type-use-annotation-style