Favicons and app icons
type: TechArticle
description: Ship an SVG favicon, an ICO fallback at /favicon.ico, an apple-touch-icon, and a maskable PWA icon. Five files cover every browser and home-screen surface.
language: en
is part of: Web Specification Studio
author: Web Specification Studio
publisher: Web Specification Studio
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
date modified: 2026-05-29T09:13:20.000Z
citation: MDN — The element (rel=icon)
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: MDN
citation: HTML Living Standard — Link type: icon
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: WHATWG
citation: W3C — Web App Manifest, maskable icons
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: W3C

Web Specification Studio
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Web Specification Studio
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item list element: Home
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  item: https://webspecification.com/
item list element: Spec
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  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/
item list element: Foundations
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  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/foundations/
item list element: Favicons and app icons
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  position: 4
  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/foundations/favicons/