Browser doesn't show favicon.ico, but it exists

Question

My site is http://belhimplast.by/en/ I made a favicon for it. In the head I have:

 <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">

I can see the favicon.ico using the URL http://belhimplast.by/favicon.ico

But any browser doesn't show it. Help, please.

Answer 1

Browser will load from cached data. Try updating your call to force an update via. new file-name.

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico?v=2" type="image/x-icon">

Answer 2

I see it used as icon when I browse to your page.

If you have visited your page before (duh!) it's likely because the browsers remember that there wasn't any icon there before, and don't update it right away. Browsers remember the icons for different sites, so that they don't have to request it every time that the site name is shown (for example in the bookmarks or the history).

Also, it's not guaranteed that every user sees the favicon, some browsers simply doesn't display some icons sometimes, for no apparent reason.

Answer 3

I had the same problem. This is my favicon tag:

<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico"/>

Don't forget close it.

I cleaned browser cache, but it didn't fixed a problem.

I saw my favicon just after Chrome and Firefox restart. In my opinion, it's a strange hard browser caching

Answer 4

Takeaway from the Rest of the Similar Posts

It is Important to Close ALL the Windows for the Browser You Are Testing against and Start It Fresh to See the Change Happen. (Doesn't Work on Edge)

Aside Notes

I have stumbled upon this issue myself. After researching other answers, there are many suggestions to fix it.

Some people can't rid of the old icon: How to clear the icon cache of Chromium browser

Others wanted to force refresh: How do I force a favicon refresh

Answer 5

Before doing anything, check your website in the browserling. If the favicon displayed there, you don't need to do anything further. At that moment, your browser decided to go crazy!