Can I instruct the browser not to look for a favicon?
- by Peter Boughton
I have a website that doesn't have/need a favicon.
Is there a way to instruct the browser not to waste a request looking for /favicon.ico ?
I don't mean filtering logs, but something client-side, like this:
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="about:blank" />
That appears to work, but I'm not in a position to do comprehensive tests, (and search engines are being unhelpful).
Can anyone confirm if this is a valid method, or provide a suitable alternative?