How can I add a favicon to my Craft theme?

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Topic summary

A user needed help adding a favicon to their Craft theme on Shopify, as the theme didn’t provide a built-in option for this feature.

Solution provided:

  • Prepare a favicon image (32x32 pixels recommended) in .ico, .png, or .svg format
  • Access Shopify admin panel → Online Store → Themes
  • Use “Edit Code” to open the theme editor
  • Locate the Layout folder and open the “theme.liquid” file
  • Add a reference line in the section to link the favicon file
  • Replace “favicon.ico” with the appropriate filename if using a different format

Additional resources were shared via a blog article link for detailed guidance.

Outcome: The solution successfully resolved the issue, with the original poster confirming it worked perfectly.

Summarized with AI on November 19. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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My Craft theme doesn’t allow fevicon option. How can i incorporate it?

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Hello @Sahilaneja

To add a favicon to your Shopify Craft theme, you can follow these steps:

  1. Prepare your favicon:

    • Create a favicon image in .ico, .png, or .svg format. The recommended size for favicons is 32x32 pixels.
    • Ensure the favicon is named and saved as “favicon.ico” (for .ico format) or “favicon.png” (for .png format).

  2. Log in to your Shopify admin panel.

  3. Click on “Online Store” and then select “Themes.”

  4. Locate the current active Craft theme and click on the “Actions” button.

  5. Select “Edit Code” from the drop-down menu. This will take you to the theme’s code editor.

  6. In the code editor, find the “Layout” folder and open the “theme.liquid” file.

  7. Look for the section in the code.

  8. Within the section, add the following line of code to reference your favicon file:

    liquid.

Replace ‘favicon.ico’ with the appropriate filename if you’re using a different format or file name.

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Hi @Sahilaneja

I hope you are doing good and welcome to the Shopify Community!
I am San from MS Web Designer.

You can follow this article To Add Fevicon To My Craft Theme:

https://tiny-img.com/blog/add-favicon-shopify-store/

Regards,

San

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This worked perfectly! Thank you so much