Why doesn't my favicon display for my web site?

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  •  08-06-2019
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Question

I have a website that I've just uploaded onto the Internet. When I browse to the site using Firefox 3.0.1 on Ubuntu I don't see the favicon; Firefox 3.0.1 on WinXP does display it.

Why isn't the favicon displaying under Ubuntu? It's a favicon.ico file in the root directory, not referenced in the meta tags; would it work better as a GIF?

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Solution

Previously, there was no favicon. The browser cached the lack of favicon. Clear the Firefox cache, and all is well.

OTHER TIPS

Try taking a look at this previous Question, which shows you must put two meta tags in your html in order for it to work across all browsers and operating systems.

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