Browser tab · lightPassed
engadget.com favicon
- 13passed
- 2warnings
- 4missing
- 5optional
The main favicon of engadget.com is engadget-favicon.png, a 448×448 PNG file (8.4 KB). We found 1 icon file, 8.4 KB in total. Google Search can use the same file. The site scores 67 out of 100: 13 passed, 2 warnings, 4 missing. Missing: favicon.ico, SVG favicon, Apple touch icon and 1 more.
How it looks
Rendered from the files we found.
Browser tab · darkOptional
Check that the icon stays visible on a dark tab.
Engadgethttps://www.engadget.com
Google searchPassed
Engadget
iOS home screenMissing
Without it iOS falls back to a page screenshot or a letter on the home screen.
512
Android · maskableMissing
There are no manifest icons, so Android falls back to a screenshot or a letter.
splash
PWA install & splashMissing
No 512 px icon in the manifest, so there is no install prompt or splash screen.
All favicon files of engadget.com
1 found| File | Found through | Format | Size | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| engadget-favicon.png | rel="icon" | PNG | 448×448 | 8.4 KB |
Classic favicon
2 passed · 1 missingico
favicon.ico
MissingGET /favicon.ico – not found
- HTTP
- 301 → 200
Browsers, RSS readers and many crawlers request /favicon.ico even when the HTML declares other icons. The URL does not return an image (text/html).
PNG
Passed<link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://www.engadget.com/img/engadget-favicon.png">
- Declared
- no sizes
- Actual
- 448×448
- Format
- PNG
- File size
- 8.4 KB
- HTTP
- 200
- Content-Type
- image/png
PNG
Passed<link rel="icon" href="https://www.engadget.com/img/engadget-favicon.png">
- Declared
- no sizes
- Actual
- 448×448
- Format
- PNG
- File size
- 8.4 KB
- HTTP
- 200
- Content-Type
- image/png
SVG icon
1 missingsvg
SVG favicon
Missing<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="…"> – not found
An SVG icon stays sharp at any size and can switch colors for dark browser themes.
Apple
1 missing · 1 optional180
Apple touch icon
Missing<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="…"> – not found
Without it iOS falls back to a page screenshot or a letter on the home screen.
mask
Safari pinned tab (mask-icon)
Optional<link rel="mask-icon" href="…" color="…"> – not found
Legacy. Safari 12+ uses the regular favicon, so this is no longer required.
Web app manifest file
1 missingjson
Web app manifest
Missing<link rel="manifest" href="…"> – not found
Android and installable web apps take their icons, name and colors from the manifest.
Google search
6 passed- Supported file formatPNG · engadget-favicon.png
- Square, at least 8×8 px448×448
- Larger than 48×48 px448 px
- Declared on the homepageyes
- Not blocked by robots.txtallowed
- Stable URLno redirects
Meta & legacy
4 optional- theme-colorColors the browser UI on mobile.not set
- theme-color for dark modemedia="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)"not set
- msapplication-TileColorWindows tiles, legacy.not set
- browserconfig.xmlWindows tiles, legacy.not found
Delivery & performance
5 passed · 2 warnings- HTTPS for every icon1 of 1
- No mixed content0 http:// links
- No broken links0 errors
- Cache headersIcons rarely change; cache them for at least a day.0 of 1 · ≥ 1 day
- Total icon weight8.4 KB
- Redirects0
- Duplicate tagsSeveral rel="icon" tags declare the same size, and browsers use the last one.2 × no sizes
Icon tags found in <head>
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://www.engadget.com/img/engadget-favicon.png"> <link rel="icon" href="https://www.engadget.com/img/engadget-favicon.png">
Questions about the engadget.com favicon
Where is the engadget.com favicon?
The main one is at https://www.engadget.com/img/engadget-favicon.png.
What size is the engadget.com favicon?
engadget-favicon.png is 448×448.
Can Google Search show the engadget.com favicon?
The site meets Google's rules: engadget-favicon.png is a 448×448 PNG file (8.4 KB) and robots.txt allows it. Google still decides what it shows.
Does engadget.com have an Apple touch icon and a maskable icon?
There is no Apple touch icon, so iOS falls back to a page screenshot or a letter. There is no readable web app manifest, so there is no maskable icon either.