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# Building an adaptive favicon

**[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 5 min read · 213 upvotes · 9 comments

## Summary

Learn how to build an adaptive favicon using SVG, which allows for scalability, small file size, and embedded styling for light and dark themes.

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**@shivamkush27** · 2 upvotes

> Well curated post. Thanks for the info. I'll surely use this in next project.

**@ghost** · 1 upvotes

> I always wondered how this works

**@incognitadev** · 1 upvotes

> As always, safari makes we use a fallback once they dont supports it

**@rojohq** · 1 upvotes

> Excellent insights. i've always been curious to learn how others aproach this matter.

**@erennlleblebici** · 1 upvotes

> 👏👏👏

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