A favicon (short for favorites icon), also known as a website icon, shortcut icon, url icon, or bookmark icon is a 16×16, 32×32 or 64×64 pixel square icon associated with a particular website or webpage.^[1] A web designer can create such an icon and install it into a website (or webpage) by several means, and most graphical web browsers will then make use of it. Browsers that provide favicon support typically display a page's favicon in the browser's address bar and next to the page's name in a list of bookmarks. Browsers that support a tabbed document interface typically show a page's favicon next to the page's title on the tab.
A favicon (short for favorites icon), also known as a website icon, shortcut icon, url icon, or bookmark icon is a 16×16, 32×32 or 64×64 pixel square icon associated with a particular website or webpage.^[1] A web designer can create such an icon and install it into a website (or webpage) by several means, and most graphical web browsers will then make use of it. Browsers that provide favicon support typically display a page's favicon in the browser's address bar and next to the page's name in a list of bookmarks. Browsers that support a tabbed document interface typically show a page's favicon next to the page's title on the tab.
A favicon (short for favorites icon), also known as a website icon, shortcut icon, url icon, or bookmark icon is a 16×16, 32×32 or 64×64 pixel square icon associated with a particular website or webpage.^[1] A web designer can create such an icon and install it into a website (or webpage) by several means, and most graphical web browsers will then make use of it. Browsers that provide favicon support typically display a page's favicon in the browser's address bar and next to the page's name in a list of bookmarks. Browsers that support a tabbed document interface typically show a page's favicon next to the page's title on the tab.
A favicon (short for favorites icon), also known as a website icon, shortcut icon, url icon, or bookmark icon is a 16×16, 32×32 or 64×64 pixel square icon associated with a particular website or webpage.^[1] A web designer can create such an icon and install it into a website (or webpage) by several means, and most graphical web browsers will then make use of it. Browsers that provide favicon support typically display a page's favicon in the browser's address bar and next to the page's name in a list of bookmarks. Browsers that support a tabbed document interface typically show a page's favicon next to the page's title on the tab.
A favicon (short for favorites icon), also known as a website icon, shortcut icon, url icon, or bookmark icon is a 16×16, 32×32 or 64×64 pixel square icon associated with a particular website or webpage.^[1] A web designer can create such an icon and install it into a website (or webpage) by several means, and most graphical web browsers will then make use of it. Browsers that provide favicon support typically display a page's favicon in the browser's address bar and next to the page's name in a list of bookmarks. Browsers that support a tabbed document interface typically show a page's favicon next to the page's title on the tab.
A favicon (short for favorites icon), also known as a website icon, shortcut icon, url icon, or bookmark icon is a 16×16, 32×32 or 64×64 pixel square icon associated with a particular website or webpage.^[1] A web designer can create such an icon and install it into a website (or webpage) by several means, and most graphical web browsers will then make use of it. Browsers that provide favicon support typically display a page's favicon in the browser's address bar and next to the page's name in a list of bookmarks. Browsers that support a tabbed document interface typically show a page's favicon next to the page's title on the tab.
A favicon (short for favorites icon), also known as a website icon, shortcut icon, url icon, or bookmark icon is a 16×16, 32×32 or 64×64 pixel square icon associated with a particular website or webpage.^[1] A web designer can create such an icon and install it into a website (or webpage) by several means, and most graphical web browsers will then make use of it. Browsers that provide favicon support typically display a page's favicon in the browser's address bar and next to the page's name in a list of bookmarks. Browsers that support a tabbed document interface typically show a page's favicon next to the page's title on the tab.
The original means of defining a favicon, introduced in Internet Explorer 4, was by placing a file called favicon.ico in the root directory of a web server. This would then automatically be used in Internet Explorer's favorites (bookmarks) display. Later, however, a more flexible system was created using HTML to indicate the location of an icon for any given page. As detailed below, this is achieved by adding a link element to the section of the document, which specifies the type of the image file and its location. In this way, any image file defined by the standard may be used. Although many still use the ICO format, other browsers (though notably not Microsoft's Internet Explorer) now also support PNG and GIF (including animated GIFs). Firefox and Opera also read JPEG and APNG favicons.
Older Microsoft Internet Explorer versions only completely support Microsoft Icon Files. Many webmasters have changed their preferred image's file extension to .ico without converting them to Microsoft Icon Files. This creates a conflict that IE cannot resolve; such icon images will not be displayed.
Older Microsoft Internet Explorer versions only completely support Microsoft Icon Files. Many webmasters have changed their preferred image's file extension to .ico without converting them to Microsoft Icon Files. This creates a conflict that IE cannot resolve; such icon images will not be displayed.
Older Microsoft Internet Explorer versions only completely support Microsoft Icon Files. Many webmasters have changed their preferred image's file extension to .ico without converting them to Microsoft Icon Files. This creates a conflict that IE cannot resolve; such icon images will not be displayed.
Microsoft created the original favicon feature for IE, which would request a favicon from a set URL (/favicon.ico) in the root directory of every website (e.g., http://en.wikipedia.org/favicon.ico). Microsoft's supported format for the link tag did not conform to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) HTML recommendation ^[2] because:
* The rel attribute must contain a space-delimited list of link types, so conforming web browsers do not correctly understand a two-word link type (e.g. rel="shortcut icon").
* The ".ico" file format (a raster format used for icons on Microsoft Windows) did not have a registered MIME type and wasn't likely to be automatically understood by most web browsers.
* The rel attribute must contain a space-delimited list of link types, so conforming web browsers do not correctly understand a two-word link type (e.g. rel="shortcut icon").
* The ".ico" file format (a raster format used for icons on Microsoft Windows) did not have a registered MIME type and wasn't likely to be automatically understood by most web browsers.
* The use of a reserved location on a website conflicts with the Architecture of the World Wide Web and is known as link squatting or URL squatting.
In 2003 the .ico format was registered by Simon Butcher with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) under the MIME type image/vnd.microsoft.icon, finally standardizing the filetype.^[3] (This also means that the filetype image/x-icon is no longer correct.)
In 2003 the .ico format was registered by Simon Butcher with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) under the MIME type image/vnd.microsoft.icon, finally standardizing the filetype.^[3] (This also means that the filetype image/x-icon is no longer correct.)
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Internet Explorer has a slightly different format.^[4]
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Additionally, such icon files should be either 16×16 or 32×32 pixels in size, and either 8-bit or 24-bit in color depth (note that GIF files have a limited, 256 color palette entries). Firefox can display animated GIFs and (starting with version 3) APNGs as icons.
Additionally, such icon files should be either 16×16 or 32×32 pixels in size, and either 8-bit or 24-bit in color depth (note that GIF files have a limited, 256 color palette entries). Firefox can display animated GIFs and (starting with version 3) APNGs as icons.
1. ^ "What's with Google's new mini icon?". British Broadcasting Corporation. 20 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7839744.stm. Retrieved 2009-01-20. "That 16x16 pixel square is the size of the favicon in question, if not the scope."
2. ^ How to Add a Favicon to your Site - QA @ W3C
2. ^ How to Add a Favicon to your Site - QA @ W3C
3. ^ Butcher, Simon (2003-09-03). "Published specification". iana.org. http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/image/vnd.microsoft.icon. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
4. ^ "How to Add a Shortcut Icon to a Web Page". http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms537656%28VS.85%29.aspx. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
3. ^ Butcher, Simon (2003-09-03). "Published specification". iana.org. http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/image/vnd.microsoft.icon. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
4. ^ "How to Add a Shortcut Icon to a Web Page". http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms537656%28VS.85%29.aspx. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
5. ^ "Chart of modern browser support for favicon". http://informationgift.com/ud/faviconic/. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
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