How to set favicon.ico properly on vue.js webpack project?
Htmlvue.jsWebpackFaviconHtml Problem Overview
I have created a vue webpack project using vue-cli.
vue init webpack myproject
And then ran the project under dev mode:
npm run dev
I got this error:
> Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 (Not Found) http://localhost:8080/favicon.ico
So inside webpack, how to import the favicon.ico correctly?
Html Solutions
Solution 1 - Html
Check out the Project Structure of webpack template: https://vuejs-templates.github.io/webpack/structure.html
Note that there is a static folder, along with node_modules, src, etc.
If you put some image into the static folder, like favicon.png, it will be made available at http://localhost:8080/static/favicon.png
Here is the documentation for static assets: https://vuejs-templates.github.io/webpack/static.html
For your favicon issue, you can put a favicon.ico or favicon.png into the static folder and refer in the <head> of your index.html as follows:
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/png" href="/static/favicon.png"/>
<title>My Vue.js app</title>
...
</head>
If you do not define a favicon.ico in your index.html, then the browser will request for a favicon from the website root (default behaviour). If you specify a favicon as above, you will not see that 404 anymore. The favicon will also start showing up in your browser tabs.
As a side note, here is the reason why I prefer PNG instead of ICO file:
Solution 2 - Html
For some reason, the above solutions did not work for me before converting the default favicon.ico file to favicon.png and renaming it to favicon-xyz.png e.g. (I have put this file in /public folder) and edited the index.html file as follows:
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<link rel="icon" href="<%= BASE_URL %>favicon-xyz.png">
.
.
.
</head>
Might be useful for someone.
Solution 3 - Html
Little update for Laravel 5/6/7/8/9, place your favicon.ico or favicon.png into the /public folder and refer to it in your index.html like this:
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/png" href="/favicon.png"/>
<title>My Vue.js app</title>
...
</head>
Hope it helps !
Solution 4 - Html
As of 2022, @Mani answer is a little outdated as static assets are now served in public folder other than static.
Just generate a .ico favicon file (this site provides free online favicon generation), rename it to favicon.ico and place it in public folder, no need to change index.html, reload and new favicon will be displayed.