Do you have to include ?

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I didn't include the following line of code in my head tag, however my favicon still appears in my browser:

What's the purpose of including it?

user_3021437 · Answer

Simply adding it to the root folder works after a fashion, but I've found that if I need to change the favicon, it can take days to update... even a cache refresh doesn't do the trick.

Do you have to include <link rel="icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />?

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