Topic summary
Issue: Safari’s “Frequently Visited”/bookmark tile shows a generic grey “S” instead of the site’s custom icon. The poster wants it to display their own icon, similar to Apple or Google. They note that uploading a favicon did not change this specific Safari tile.
Key terms: A favicon is the small icon used in browser tabs and some bookmarks. Safari’s start-page tiles can behave differently and may not use the favicon.
Response: A participant states there’s limited control over Safari’s tile appearance. Only standard assets—theme color, site logo, and favicon—are available, and changing them may not affect this Safari-specific icon.
Attachments: A screenshot appears central to understanding the context (showing the grey “S” tile in Safari).
Outcome: No concrete solution or setting to force Safari to use the custom icon was provided. The discussion implies this behavior is normal and not fully controllable via theme settings. Status: Unresolved/ongoing with no confirmed fix.
How to change my icon for my website which is currently showing up as the grey S . I want to use my Icon like apple or google. I uploaded favicon but this is different. Is the tab with the most frequent web pages I visit on Safari.
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oh sorry for that but we don’t have more control special this normal this work theme color, your logo, and favicon