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Favicon in HTML
Favicon in HTML
Favicon in HTML
In this article, I am going to discuss Favicon in HTML with Examples. Please read our
previous article where we discussed Links in HTML with Examples. At the end of this article,
you will learn everything about HTML Favicon with Examples.
Favicon in HTML
A favicon is a tiny file that represents a website or a blog. It’s also referred to as a tab icon or a
website icon. In the browser tab, the favicon displays next to the page title.
The image of a favicon is saved as a .ico file. There are several file types, but all browsers support
the.ico format. In the browser tab, a favicon image is displayed to the left of the page title. Look
at the example below.
To insert a favicon file in Html <link> element is used to insert external source files and
stylesheets inside the HTML document.<Link> is an empty tag it is always placed inside the
head tag of the Html document.
The below syntax is used to link the favicon in the Html document.
In Html, the rel attribute is used to define the relationship between the Html document and the
linked document.
Example to use Favicon in HTML
Look at the example below to understand how to add a favicon to the website. We can add a
favicon in different file formats. For this tutorial, we will use a png file that we have downloaded
from flat icons.
Favicon Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link rel="icon" href="robot.png">
<title>Favicon Tutorial</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>We have added favicon to a website</p>
</body>
</html>
When you run the above HTML code, you will get the following output in the browser.
In the next article, I am going to discuss Colors in HTML with Examples. Here, in this article, I
try to explain Favicon in HTML with Examples and I hope you enjoy this HTML Favicon with
Examples article.
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