A favicon, also known as shortcut icon, website icon, page icon or urlicon is a small, square icon, usually 16×16px in size, that is displayed alongside the URL in the web address bar of a web browser.

The reason for using a favicon is branding. Most modern web browsers allow tabbed browsing. This means that a user can open several websites in the same browser window.

The reason for using a favicon is branding. Most modern web browsers allow tabbed browsing. This means that a user can open several websites in the same browser window.