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Every now and again we showcase fantastic favicons,
those tiny pieces of art that you’ll find in
your browser’s address bar or when rifling
through your bookmarks. These little gems are important because
they serve as visual indicators to help visitors easily identify
content in their browser. That aside, favicons are just nice to
look at, and way too many websites don’t make
use of them. We want to change that, which is why we are presenting
what is now the ninth episode in our favicons series: a small
article with tiny images and fast loading
time… for a change.We’ve
written numerous articles about favicons in the past. If
you’d like to find out more, feel free to look
at these posts:Favicon Episode 8Favicon Episode 7Favicon Episode 6:
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