SVG фавиконы: что на самом деле читают браузеры в 2026 году (и когда все еще нужен ICO)

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SVG favicons: what browsers actually read in 2026 (and when you still need an ICO)

SVG favicons are the dream: one crisp vector file, scales forever, tiny payload. And in 2026 most of that dream works — but "most" is doing a lot of heavy lifting. Depending on which browser, which platform, and which non-browser tool fetches your icon, the SVG you shipped may be read, ignored, or replaced by a request for /favicon.ico you never made. Here's what actually happens, and the link stack that keeps every consumer happy. Who reads your SVG favicon Chrome, Firefox, Edge — a