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The following format is cross-browser compatible and is supported by Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, and Opera. |
The following format is cross-browser compatible and is supported by Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, and Opera. |
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| − | * <code><link rel=" |
+ | * <code><link rel="icon" href="http://www.example.com/myicon.ico" /></code> |
The following is also acceptable: |
The following is also acceptable: |
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| − | * <code><link rel=" |
+ | * <code><link rel="icon" href="/somepath/myicon.ico" /></code> |
==External Links== |
==External Links== |
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Revision as of 18:59, 30 August 2010
A favicon (short for favorites icon), also known as a shortcut icon, website icon, URL icon, or bookmark icon is a 16×16 or 32×32 pixel square icon associated with a particular website or webpage.
Browser Support
| Browser | ICO | PNG | GIF | animated GIFs | JPEG | APNG | SVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Chrome | Yes | 4.0 | 4.0 | No | 4.0 | No | No |
| Internet Explorer | 4.0 | 8.0 | No | No | 8.0 | No | No |
| Mozilla Firefox | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3.0 | No[5] |
| Opera | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.6 |
| Safari | Yes | 4.0 | 4.0 | No | 4.0 | No | No |
Usage
The following format is cross-browser compatible and is supported by Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, and Opera.
<link rel="icon" href="http://www.example.com/myicon.ico" />
The following is also acceptable:
<link rel="icon" href="/somepath/myicon.ico" />