{"id":12885,"date":"2025-07-08T10:12:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T07:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobitek.com\/what-is-a-favicon\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T14:15:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T14:15:34","slug":"what-is-a-favicon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobitek.com\/en\/what-is-a-favicon\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Favicon?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12885\" class=\"elementor elementor-12885 elementor-7623\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07c39c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07c39c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-277867a\" data-id=\"277867a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc7c71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bc7c71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Favicon<\/strong> can also be defined as the minimized logo of your web request. If you want to be in the mind of an Internet user, your website must have a favicon. So even if users see your site&#8217;s logo in different places, they will recognize it as yours.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a46e7a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a46e7a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this blog post, we will talk in detail about what a favicon is, how to create one and its importance for SEO!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b49d8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b49d8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHere is our favicon displayed in Google Chrome: \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5115f53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5115f53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/mobitek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/mobitek-favicon-gorunum.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15193\" alt=\"mobitek favicon gorunum\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mobitek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/mobitek-favicon-gorunum.webp 466w, https:\/\/mobitek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/mobitek-favicon-gorunum-300x46.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" style=\"width:100%;height:15.24%;max-width:466px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f8457 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13f8457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Favicons<\/strong> are symbols designed for website recognition, usually in the form of a 16X16 icon, sometimes in the form of a letter, that appear just before the title of your web page and the URL on the page. By doing this, you will also create image richness for your website.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ca19ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ca19ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Size Should the Favicon Be? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db40921 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db40921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe main characteristic of their size is that they have a square shape. 16\u00d716 pixels can be used for the ideal size, but multiples of this ratio will not cause any problems in use. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed4aef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed4aef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>16\u00d716<\/li>\n<li>32\u00d732<\/li>\n<li>48\u00d748<\/li>\n<li>64\u00d764<\/li>\n<li>128\u00d7128<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44d728b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44d728b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> How Should It Be Used? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6201ac1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6201ac1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen you want to use the favicon, simply place the following code between the tags of your site. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c709ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c709ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>&lt;head&gt; &lt;\/head&gt;<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a232ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a232ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe href part in your code locates the favicon.ico symbol. The code you need to write should be like this: \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddcec90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddcec90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&lt;link rel= &#8220;shortcut icon&#8221; href=&#8221; \/favicon.ico&#8221; type=&#8221; image\/x-icon&#8221; \/&gt;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca5b049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca5b049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen you transfer the image to your website, it will be enough to update and refresh the page again. If the image you have prepared is not visible, you can check this by completely deleting your browser history. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fd3d7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fd3d7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Should You Use Favicon? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9985765 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9985765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>When you use <u>a favicon<\/u>, your users save your website in their favorites tab and can find your site name more easily.<\/li>\n<li>If your users have added a shortcut to your site on their desktop, your favicon will also appear on the shortcut icon, making your website easily recognizable.<\/li>\n<li>It is among the important factors for the branding of your website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4c30a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4c30a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Benefits for SEO <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10d5168 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10d5168\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYour favicon is just as important as your logo in terms of website recognition. Especially on digital platforms, it is beneficial in terms of being in the minds of users and making the searched site more easily found and visible. Although it does not have a direct effect, it has an indirect effect on SEO. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Favicon can also be defined as the minimized logo of your web request. If you want to be in the mind of an Internet user, your website must have a favicon. So even if users see your site&#8217;s logo in different places, they will recognize it as yours. In this blog post, we will talk&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mobitek.com\/en\/what-is-a-favicon\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What is a Favicon?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":12581,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-seo","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mobitek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mobitek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mobitek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mobitek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mobitek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12885"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mobitek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15646,"href":"https:\/\/mobitek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12885\/revisions\/15646"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mobitek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mobitek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mobitek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mobitek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}