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What browsers and versions support favicon?

By Jennifer Kyrnin, About.com Guide

Question: What browsers and versions support favicon?
Answer:

Most modern browsers (post 5.x versions, typically) support the favicon in some way or another. Specifically:

  • Firefox 1+
  • Internet Explorer 5+
  • Konqueror 3+
  • Mozilla 1+
  • Netscape 7+
  • Opera 7+
  • Safari 1+

Browsers that don't recognize the favicon will simply ignore the tag and do nothing. So even if someone comes to your site with Lynx their browsing experience won't be hindered by the favicon.

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