Overview
A favicon — short for favorite icon — is an image associated with a website or web page.
Favicons are also called:
- Shortcut icon
- Website icon
- Tab icon
- URL icon
- Bookmark icon
Where favicons display:
- Browser tabs
- Search results
- Bookmarks
- Desktop icons
- Browser history
Examples
In browser tabs:
In search results:
Why favicons are important
Favicons are important for local governments because they:
- Give users a sense of digital authenticity and security.
- Extend brand consistency in the user experience.
Related
ProudCity is a digital government platform that makes it easy and cost-effective to launch and manage all aspects of digital government operations, including websites, meetings, online forms and payments.