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Google Updates Search Docs With List of Supported Favicon Formats

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Google's Search documentation now explicitly lists seven favicon file formats it supports (BMP, GIF, ICO, PNG, JPEG, PPM, TIFF).

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Google updated its Search developer documentation to formally specify the favicon file formats it accepts: BMP, GIF, ICO, PNG, JPEG, PPM, and TIFF. The clarification provides webmasters with an official reference for choosing favicon formats when optimizing their sites for search.

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