favicon

/ ˈfævɪˌkɒn /

noun

1. a 16 x 16-pixel icon associated with a particular website, usually displayed before the URL in a web browser

Word History and Origins

Origin of favicon¹

C21: from _fav(ourite) + _icon

Example Sentences

The most important part of the logo development was to make sure that there was a connection between the small icon known as a “favicon,” or what we lovingly call the “meatball,” and the brand logo.

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We then refined the logo and favicon to make sure that they “felt” right.

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A favicon with bird body and the hue of the sky Is spreading its slow lies, while all about it Retweet quotes of their indignant followers...

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I’m thinking about it because I have to admit that I don’t personally hate the new favicon -plus-URL structure.

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Lifehacker also provided instructions on how to apply filters to undo the favicon nonsense and revert back to how the search results used to look.

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