TiddlyWiki5/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/howtos/Setting a favicon.tid

created: 20131224074240979
modified: 20200510115704738
tags: [[Customise TiddlyWiki]]
title: Setting a favicon
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki

"favicons" are small icons that most browsers display to help users identify websites. Note that all browsers support bitmap images, but only certain modern browsers support SVG format icons.

! favicons in the Browser

When TiddlyWiki starts up in the browser it looks for a tiddler called [[$:/favicon.ico]] and dynamically uses it as the favicon for the page. If you modify the image then the favicon changes instantly to reflect it.

<<.from-version "5.1.23">> To set an external image as the favicon, assign the URL to the ''_canonical_uri'' field of the [[$:/favicon.ico]] tiddler.

! favicons on the Server

On the server, the ServerCommand will serve the tiddler [[$:/favicon.ico]] at the path `/favicon.ico`.
Added support for dynamic favicons Now it’s possible to edit $:/favicon.ico with the image editor, and see the changes instantly reflected in the browser. 2013-12-24 09:08:25 +00:00			`created: 20131224074240979`
Fix SVG favicons 2020-05-10 10:58:40 +00:00			`modified: 20200510115704738`
Lots more docs updates 2014-09-12 15:05:37 +00:00			`tags: [[Customise TiddlyWiki]]`
Added support for dynamic favicons Now it’s possible to edit $:/favicon.ico with the image editor, and see the changes instantly reflected in the browser. 2013-12-24 09:08:25 +00:00			`title: Setting a favicon`
			`type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki`

Fix SVG favicons 2020-05-10 10:58:40 +00:00			`"favicons" are small icons that most browsers display to help users identify websites. Note that all browsers support bitmap images, but only certain modern browsers support SVG format icons.`
Added support for dynamic favicons Now it’s possible to edit $:/favicon.ico with the image editor, and see the changes instantly reflected in the browser. 2013-12-24 09:08:25 +00:00
			`! favicons in the Browser`

			`When TiddlyWiki starts up in the browser it looks for a tiddler called [[$:/favicon.ico]] and dynamically uses it as the favicon for the page. If you modify the image then the favicon changes instantly to reflect it.`

Add support for _canonical_uri field of $:/favicon.ico 2020-04-22 15:40:02 +00:00			`<<.from-version "5.1.23">> To set an external image as the favicon, assign the URL to the ''_canonical_uri'' field of the [[$:/favicon.ico]] tiddler.`

Added support for dynamic favicons Now it’s possible to edit $:/favicon.ico with the image editor, and see the changes instantly reflected in the browser. 2013-12-24 09:08:25 +00:00			`! favicons on the Server`

			On the server, the ServerCommand will serve the tiddler [[$:/favicon.ico]] at the path `/favicon.ico`.