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title: Replit Favicon Install Guide
description: Add favicons and app icons to a Replit project without drag-and-drop drift. Audit the hosted repl, export every size, and wire the head plus manifest.
canonical: https://favicontools.com/replit/favicon-install
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# Replit Favicon Install Guide

Replit makes it easy to drag random images into the workspace, which leads to inconsistent favicon.ico versions. Centralize the workflow with this guide.

## Why it matters

- **Respect branches** — Treat each repl branch like an environment. Export icons per branch so staging and production never swap assets.
- **Zip-first uploads** — Upload the downloaded zip into Replit, extract it, and delete stragglers so nobody edits icons in place.

## Playbook

1. **Capture the live domain** — Use the URL finder on the hosted repl URL to confirm which assets are deployed right now.
2. **Regenerate kit** — Choose the best candidate, send it to the generator, and export the complete favicon bundle.
3. **Wire previews** — Update the HTML head and manifest inside Replit so every repl refresh serves the new icons.

## Checklist

- Document which repl owns favicon.ico to stop overwrites.
- Store exported icons in a dedicated /icons folder and import from there in each HTML head.
- Schedule a fortnightly check using /verify to catch cache issues.

## FAQ

### Why does my repl show the Replit logo instead of my favicon?

The repl.co preview frame falls back to Replit branding when it cannot resolve an icon link in the served HTML. Add an explicit link tag pointing at a file that exists in the served output directory, not just the workspace root.

### Do icons survive a repl fork?

Only if they are committed files rather than workspace uploads. Keep the exported kit in version control so forks and deploys carry the same icons.