Favicon
A favicon is a small image displayed in the snippet in Yandex search results, next to the site address in the browser’s address bar and near the site name in Favorites or Bookmarks in the web browser.
Example of a favicon:
Example of favicons displayed in the search results:
Recommendations on the format, size, and appearance of favicons
Size: 120 × 120, 32 × 32, or 16 × 16 pixels.
Format: SVG (recommended), ICO, GIF, JPEG, PNG, and BMP. Animation is not supported.
Tip
Use 120 × 120 pixels or the SVG format to make the site logo clearer and more noticeable in Yandex services.
For your favicon to be displayed correctly in search results, we recommend that you choose an image that looks good in both the dark theme and the light theme. The favicon background color doesn't always affect its display. It can be transparent or a solid fill.
How are favicons displayed in Yandex services?
Any favicon that is accessible to the robot and meets the requirements of the service where it's going to be shown, can be used for display. So, if you have several favicons of different sizes or formats on your site, Yandex services can use any of them.
To display it in search results and advertising campaigns, the robot can download the favicon from the apple-touch-icon tag. If the robot can't access the site during indexing, it might download the hosting favicon from the site's parked page. As a result, search results might show something other than your favicon.
How do I edit or delete a favicon?
To change the favicon in the search results, update the favicon on the site. To delete the favicon from the search, delete the file from the site. Changes will take effect within two weeks after the next robot crawl.
To make your changes appear in search results sooner, submit your site's home page (where the favicon link was placed) for reindexing: open Yandex Webmaster and go to Indexing → Reindex pages. The favicon will update in the search results within three days.
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