Disable favicon support in Firefox
Mac OS X, Tips & Tricks, How to, Firefox
Tim Russell writes in with this tip: “If there’s one thing I hate about your website and most other sites out there it’s the accompanying favicon’s that litter my browser tabs and bookmarks menu. Surely I’m not the only one that dislikes this so called feature, so if you want to turn off favicons this is all you have to do…” We generally like favicon’s but to each his own, continue on for the simple instructions on how to disable them.
Disable favicon support in Firefox
- In the address bar, type
about:config - Type “icon” in the search filter on the top
- Change browser.chrome.favicons to false by double clicking on it
- Change browser.chrome.site_icons to false by double clicking on it
- Restart Firefox
Thanks for the tip Tim!
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Comments:
Comments: 4
Comment from Omdurman
Time: April 3, 2007, 10:14 am
favicons are obnoxious, about time we can get rid of them
Comment from Murphy
Time: April 4, 2007, 9:52 am
I like them. It makes it easier to glance at the tabs and see the one you want to click. But like the post says, options are good too.
Comment from hmills
Time: April 4, 2007, 3:03 pm
I like favicons too, what’s everyones deal? it makes it easier to find things in a cluttered bookmark menu
Comment from John
Time: November 18, 2007, 4:04 pm
Sir. Thank you. I’ve been using an older version because I couldn’t turn off those damn favicons. Dude, I salute you.
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