favicon not displayed when `.png` file given, `.ico` works

[aliphys]

The hugo.toml file inside the exampleSite directory suggests that a favicon.png file should be provided in the assets/images/ folder.

hugo-bearcub/exampleSite/hugo.toml

Lines 44 to 45 in c3286b7

	# The path to your favicon
	favicon = "images/favicon.png"

Using a .png file does not result in the favicon appearing in my browser tab. Generating a favicon.ico file and linking to that (favicon = "images/favicon.ico") does work however. 🙂

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Browser: Mozilla Firefox 135.0
Hugo version: hugo-extended 0.145.0
Theme version: c3286b7 installed as a submodule

[clente]

Does that happen in the original theme? I have no idea why this would be happening...

[ineseduarte]

So I also initially had issues with the favicon file - it wouldn't appear as if my changes would show my new icon -- either I'd have the original sample icon or no icon at all.

I am using the original theme.

Unfortunately I am not sure exactly what fixed it for me but it may have been a combination of:

• making sure I placed the files in the right place - I noticed there were favicon files in two locations (static and static/images/, see image)
• deploying the server with a different flag than usually (in case something was getting cached) using hugo server --disableFastRender
• using a different browser (safari instead of chrome)

After making those changes, my favicon updated to the new file I had downloaded as a test.