Standard Lemma guide

favicon

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • UK: /ˈfævɪkɒn/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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noun

Meaning 1

An icon associated with a particular website, and typically displayed in the address bar of a browser viewing the site.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, web-design

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the original filename used by Internet Explorer, "favicon.ico", a blend of favorites (“browser bookmarks”) + icon.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 最愛圖示 /最爱图示 (zuì'àitúshì) — icon for website
  • Chinese Mandarin: 網頁圖示 /网页图示 (wǎngyètúshì) — icon for website
  • Czech: favicon — icon for website
  • Esperanto: favorikono — icon for website
  • Finnish: favicon — icon for website
  • Finnish: sivustokuvake — icon for website
  • French: favicon — icon for website
  • French: favicône — icon for website
  • German: Favicon — icon for website
  • Japanese: ファビコン (fabikon) — icon for website
  • Korean: 파비콘 (pabikon) — icon for website
  • Korean: 패비콘 (paebikon) — icon for website
  • Persian: تارنماک — icon for website
  • Portuguese: favicon — icon for website
  • Slovak: favicon — icon for website
  • Slovak: favikon — icon for website
  • Slovak: favikona — icon for website
  • Spanish: favicono — icon for website
  • Swedish: favicon — icon for website
  • Swedish: adressikon — icon for website