how to download a website's favicon.ico

 

 

A site’s favicon is usually stored in one of a few predictable places, but it isn’t always straightforward. Here’s how you can grab it:

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1. Check the site’s HTML

• Open the website in your browser.

• Right-click → View Page Source (or Ctrl+U).

• Search (Ctrl+F) for <link rel="icon" or <link rel="shortcut icon">.

• Example:

  <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
  

• Copy the href value, open it in your browser, and save it (Right-click → Save As).

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2. Default location guess

Most sites still place their favicon at:

https://example.com/favicon.ico

Try appending /favicon.ico to the site’s root URL. If it loads, save it.

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3. Browser developer tools

• Open the site in Chrome/Firefox.

• Press F12 to open DevTools.

• Go to the Network tab, refresh the page.

• Filter by “Img” or “Other”. Look for .ico, .png, or .svg.

• Right-click → Open in new tab → Save.

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4. Specialized services

You can query Google’s favicon service directly:

https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=64&domain=example.com

Replace example.com with the site’s domain. This returns the favicon in .png.

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5. Command-line (if you prefer)

With wget or curl:

wget https://example.com/favicon.ico -O favicon.ico

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Do you want me to show you a one-liner script (e.g., in Python or Bash) that automatically downloads a site’s favicon, without needing to manually check?