(I have my favicon working in Firefox and Chrome already.) In Internet Explorer 11, my version, I can't seem to get the d*ng favicon to work. I have my file stored as .ico, and I have an alternate for Firefox, because you can use 64x64 .pngs in there. It shows the default icon IE has for pages.
Windows Version - 10
Internet Explorer Version - 11
Icon file type - .ico
<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="favicon.ico">
<link rel="shortcut" type="image/x-icon" href="favicon.ico">
When you add a favicon to your site, it may not show up since your browser has 'saved' your site as one without a favicon. You need to clear the cache in your browser or use a different browser.
The favicon URL must be stable (don't change the URL frequently). Google won't show any favicon that it deems inappropriate, including pornography or hate symbols (for example, swastikas). If this type of imagery is discovered within a favicon, Google replaces it with a default icon.
Favicons do not work in Internet Explorer when the page is local file system file (file://...
).
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