Fantastic Favicons and Where To Find Them
Jack Platten
December 30, 2024
I've finally made my own favicon (inspired by the un-imitable Robb), instead of just using the generic Astro one
that everyone gets when you make a website.
I wanted to go the extra mile though and make sure it matched the theme of the
site. After a bit of digging I discovered that SVG supports media queries, so
all the fun light/dark mode detection we can do with CSS on the web, also works
in your favicon (at least assuming you're using a browser that supports SVG favicons. [^1])
After vectorizing my work, I added some classes to the paths, put it all in a
single SVG like so:
All I have to do is treat it like any other SVG favicon and it just works.
Sadly, it doesn't work in Safari, so Safari will always have a light mode
favicon. Not the end of the world, just a bit of a bummer.
[^1]: Can I use SVG favicon?
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