local (file://) website favicon works in Firefox, not in Chrome or Safari- why?

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The Question

When my website is local (using the file:// protocol), the favicon doesn\'t show up in Chrome or Safari, but it works in Firefox (all on a

Answer 1

Works In Chrome All you need is a folder with the icon and the website then the html should look like this (MAKE SURE THE ICON IS NAMED favicon.ico !)

link rel='shortcut icon' type='image/x-icon' href='C:\Website/favicon.ico