How to install Favicon.ico (favicon)
- Upload the favicon.ico file to the server in the root directory (usually www or public_html)
- (optional) add the following lines in each page of your site inside the tag <head>
<link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
How to update the favicon if it remained in the browser cache and will not be updated?
- It is necessary to enter in a browser on a direct path favicon on your site (for example: http://favicon.by/favicon.ico) and reload the cache by using the keyboard shortcut CTRL+R.
- Then return to the site again and again several times to restart the cache by using the keyboard shortcut CTRL+R.
How to change or remove a favicon in Yandex
To change the favicon in search results, update the favicon on your site. To remove it from search, delete the file from the site. Changes take effect within two weeks after the next crawl by the robot.
To make changes appear in search results faster, submit the site homepage for recrawl: in Yandex Webmaster go to Indexing → Recrawl pages. The favicon will update in search results within three days.
How to change or remove a favicon in Google
To change the favicon in Google search results, update the favicon on your site. To remove it from search, delete the file from the site. Crawling and processing the new information can take from several days to several weeks.
To make changes appear in search results faster, submit the site homepage for recrawl: in Google Search Console open the URL Inspection tool and click Request indexing. Updates usually take from several days to several weeks.