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Because if you're not viewing the HTML page which declares it's own favicon using the link element:
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://lfgss.microcosm.app/api/v1/files/3967bb6b279adca3d4b8a174c1021f3d642c32fc.png"/>Then what the browser is going to do is look for:
https://www.lfgss.com/favicon.icoAnd that redirects to:
https://www.lfgss.com/static/img/favico.pngWhich is the default favicon for sites that haven't declared a custom one.
Viewing source isn't viewing a web page, it's viewing a text file... and as such, the browser uses the default path, and default favicon at that time.
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has anyone else noticed that the favicon for chrome when viewing source is the M vs the ☸? Why is that? The console doesn't list any other requests for favicon (after the Favicon files were deleted). I read that it might have something to do with it not being stored as an .ico. Anybody know better what the browser is doing here?