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How to add a Favicon to a Website

Tended: Nov 2021

Status: decay

Step 1

Create a 16 x 16px svg image (this is the size of the icon in the browser tab). Name the file: favicon.svg.

Step 2

Upload your image to RealFaviconGenerator and generate your favicon file package. Move your .svg image and the following files from the package to the root of your site's public directory:

▪ favicon.ico
▪ apple-touch-icon.png
▪ android-chrome-192x192.png
▪ android-chrome-512x512.png

Step 3

Add the following link elements to your .html file:

/index.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
    <head>
        <link 
            rel="icon" 
            href="favicon.ico" 
            sizes="any" />  <!-- 32×32 -->
        <link 
            rel="icon" 
            href="favicon.svg" 
            type="image/svg+xml" />
        <link 
            rel="apple-touch-icon" 
            href="apple-touch-icon.png" />  <!-- 180×180 -->
        <link 
            rel="manifest" 
            href="site.webmanifest" />
        ...

Step 4

Create a site.webmanifest file in the root of your site's public directory. Add the following:

/site.webmanifest

{
    "name": "Brad Woods' Digital Garden",
    // shown if there isn't enough room for name's value 
    "short_name": "Brad Woods",     
    "icons": [
        {
            "src": "/android-chrome-192x192.png",
            "sizes": "192x192",
            "type": "image/png"
        },
        {
            "src": "/android-chrome-512x512.png",
            "sizes": "512x512",
            "type": "image/png"
        }
    ],
    // theme_color and background_color should match your favicon
    "theme_color": "#c15a58",       
    "background_color": "#1c1c1c",
    "display": "standalone"
}