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HTML: How is favicon set at amazon dot com

website icons (favicons) are usually set with 

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.png" />

but not at amazon.com, hover web browser shows its [amazon] icon, how is it made?

Solution

  • The majority of browsers look for favicon.ico in the root of the domain.

    If you look at http://www.amazon.com/favicon.ico you'll see that is the case here