What is a favicon?

[rajaram]

What is a favicon?

[RuskinF]

A favicon /ˈfæv.ɪˌkɒn/ (short for favorite icon), also known as a shortcut icon, website icon, tab icon, URL icon, or bookmark icon, is a file containing one or more small icons,[1] associated with a particular website or web page.[1][2] A web designer can create such an icon and upload it to a website (or web page) by several means, and graphical web browsers will then make use of it.

[argohub]

Favorite Icon. A small icon that is used to represent a website which is displayed in the address bar, page title on a browser tab, and bookmark list.

[vigilantpestcontrol]

Favicon is a small icon also known as a shortcut icon, website icon, tab icon, URL icon, or bookmark icon. A favicon is a small 16×16 pixel icon that serves as branding for your website. Its main purpose is to help visitors locate your website.

[Car Care Products]

A favicon also known as a website icon.

[Jessica Bullmore]

A favicon, also known as a shortcut icon, website icon, tab icon, URL icon, or bookmark icon, is a file containing one or more small icons, associated with a particular website or web page

[aasthabeauty]

Favicon, A small icon that is used to represent a website which is displayed in the address bar, page title on a browser tab, and bookmark list.

[Brackwom]

Favicon means a short Icon of a website. URL icons, quick-cut icons, Website icons, Bookmark icons, and Tab icons are all examples of favicons. Browser tabs, history, toolbar apps, bookmarks dropdown, search bar, and search bar recommendations all use favicons. The favicon helps you find the website you're seeking for faster in all of these, especially in bookmarks and history tabs, which include lists of URLs that all look similar.

[alexson]

A favicon is a shortcut icon, is a file which contain one or more small icons, associated with a particular website or web page.

[bigbenunited]

A favicon is a small, 16x16 image that is shown inside the browser's location bar and bookmark menu when your site is called up. It is a good way to brand your site and increase it's prominence in your visitor's bookmark menu. Warning: It looks like you currently have browser cookies disabled.

[avanti]

Favicons are used in browser tabs, browser history, toolbar apps, bookmarks dropdown, search bar, and search bar recommendations. In all of these, especially in the bookmarks and histoty tabs, that consist of lists of URLs all looking the same, the favicon makes it faster to find that web-site you're looking for.

[samratcoolers]

You can create a favicon set several different ways. I am developing a tool that will generate 20+ all at once (ready in about one week). BUT, you can actually use your hands! Yes, you can create them. If you want to feel awesome because you did it yourself, you can do it.

16 x 16 – Standard

[vensorelectricals]

Favicons are used for browser tabs, browser history, toolbar apps, bookmark dropdowns, search bar, and search bar recommendations.

[radhamadhav]

Favicons are used for browser tabs, browser history, toolbar apps, bookmark dropdowns, search bar, and search bar recommendations.

[saichavhan]

A favicon, also known as a shortcut icon, website icon, tab icon, URL icon, or bookmark icon, is a file containing one or more small icons, associated with a particular website or web page.

[radhamadhav]

A favicon is a small 16x16 pixel icon used in web browsers to represent a website or webpage. Short for "favorite icon," favicons are usually displayed on a tab at the top of a web browser, but they can also be found in the browser's bookmarks bar, in history and search results, and next to a page's URL.

[manoharkahaniyan]

A favicon is a graphic image (icon) associated with a particular web page and/or website. Many recent user agents, such as graphical browsers and newsreaders, display them as visual reminders of the site's identity in the address bar or in a tab.

[Amitibhjain]

A favicon is a small icon or image that appears in the browser's tab or address bar next to the website's title. It helps in visual identification and branding of a website.

[aanyajack]

Favicon is the small icon display in the website address bar of a browser.

[saritamagazine]

A favicon is a small icon displayed in a web browser's address bar or tab to represent a website.