favicon
A favicon, short for favorite icon, is a small image associated with a website. Browsers display favicons in tabs, bookmarks, address bars, and other UI elements, helping users recognize and locate sites quickly.
Favicons emerged in the late 1990s as browsers introduced icons for bookmarks. Netscape popularized the idea,
Common formats include ICO, PNG, and SVG. ICO works for legacy use, while PNG and SVG offer
Implementation usually places the favicon at the site root and references it in the page head. Example:
Best practices include providing multiple formats and sizes, using square images, testing across browsers and devices,