What is Favicon?

Favicon is a 16x16 icon file stored in the root of the website, and generally named favicon.ico. Favicon is displayed in the modern browsers next to the URL of the site being displayed. Also, if multiple tabs are used in a browser, the favicon is displayed next to the title of the website.

With the prosperity of mobile apps, app icons are used to display the apps on smartphones and tablets. App icons are larger than favicon, and can range from 32x32, 48xx48 and 256x256 pixel sizes. The classic .ico files are created in 16x16, 24x24, 32x32 and 64x64 pixel sizes.

To add favicon link in a HTML, you may use the following code snippets.

<link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">