favicon

Browser tab symbol

A favicon is a small icon associated with a website, typically displayed in browser tabs, bookmarks, and address bars.

The term combines "favorite" and "icon," from when browsers stored bookmarks as "favorites." Favicons help users identify sites at a glance among many open tabs: The site's favicon is a tiny red bird.

browser

tab

Projection for gripping

shortcut · link · navigation · browser · toolbar · click · homepage · webpage · sitemap · hyperlink

graphic

pixel

Smallest display unit

  • bitmapPixel-based image format
  • PNGLossless web graphics format
  • GIFAnimated image format

tiny · image · thumbnail · transparent · square · crisp · scalable · vector · SVG · retina

branding

logo

Company identifying symbol

brand · trademark · recognition · signature · motif · badge · monogram · hallmark · insignia · corporate

technical

HTML

Web page code

server · hosting · cache · manifest · webmaster · generator · converter · upload

Categories
Opposites
scale/size

faviconbanner

Displayed strip with message

splash screen · billboard · poster

Family

favicons

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G