{"id":744708,"date":"2026-08-21T23:25:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-working-on-fix-for-broken-favicons-in-google-search\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T23:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:25:23","slug":"google-working-on-fix-for-broken-favicons-in-google-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-working-on-fix-for-broken-favicons-in-google-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Google working on fix for broken favicons in Google Search"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af029e903af4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af029e903af4\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-working-on-fix-for-broken-favicons-in-google-search\/#The_issue_started_earlier_this_week_and_today_Friday_Google_has_confirmed_it_is_a_bug_on_its_end\" >The issue started earlier this week and today, Friday, Google has confirmed it is a bug on its end.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-working-on-fix-for-broken-favicons-in-google-search\/#Topics_on_this_page\" >Topics on this page<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_issue_started_earlier_this_week_and_today_Friday_Google_has_confirmed_it_is_a_bug_on_its_end\"><\/span>The issue started earlier this week and today, Friday, Google has confirmed it is a bug on its end.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bialty-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google confirmed it is working on fixing a bug with favicons not showing properly within Google Search. Rajan Patel, Google\u2019s VP, Engineering for Search, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rajanpatel\/status\/2090852799982813612\">said<\/a> \u201cIt\u2019s an issue on our end. We identified the issue and we\u2019re addressing it as quickly as we can. Sorry that this h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The issue started earlier this week, when I saw a significant <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seroundtable.com\/google-search-favicons-breaking-41904.html\">spike in complaints about favicons disappearing<\/a> from the Google Search result snippets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What it looks like. <\/strong>Here are some screenshots of Google showing a default globe icon, which means Google is not able to pull the proper favicon from the site. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1706\" height=\"604\" http: alt=\"Google Snippet Broken Favicon Up7VQ0u4\" class=\"wp-image-485666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/google-snippet-broken-favicon-up7VQ0u4.png 1706w, https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/google-snippet-broken-favicon-up7VQ0u4-768x272.png 768w, https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/google-snippet-broken-favicon-up7VQ0u4-1536x544.png 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1706px) 100vw, 1706px\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/google-snippet-broken-favicon-up7VQ0u4.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1706\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/google-snippet-broken-favicon-up7VQ0u4.png\" alt=\"Google Snippet Broken Favicon Up7VQ0u4\" class=\"wp-image-485666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/google-snippet-broken-favicon-up7VQ0u4.png 1706w, https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/google-snippet-broken-favicon-up7VQ0u4-768x272.png 768w, https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/google-snippet-broken-favicon-up7VQ0u4-1536x544.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1706px) 100vw, 1706px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was already resolved:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1658\" height=\"606\" http: alt=\"Backlinko Favicon RgTiKcVW\" class=\"wp-image-485667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/backlinko-favicon-RgTiKcVW.png 1658w, https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/backlinko-favicon-RgTiKcVW-768x281.png 768w, https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/backlinko-favicon-RgTiKcVW-1536x561.png 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1658px) 100vw, 1658px\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/backlinko-favicon-RgTiKcVW.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1658\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/backlinko-favicon-RgTiKcVW.png\" alt=\"Backlinko Favicon RgTiKcVW\" class=\"wp-image-485667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/backlinko-favicon-RgTiKcVW.png 1658w, https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/backlinko-favicon-RgTiKcVW-768x281.png 768w, https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/backlinko-favicon-RgTiKcVW-1536x561.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1658px) 100vw, 1658px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But there are still sites, like LinkedIn, that are not showing the proper favicons:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1616\" height=\"1014\" http: alt=\"Linkedin Google Favicon\" class=\"wp-image-485668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/linkedin-google-favicon.png 1616w, https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/linkedin-google-favicon-768x482.png 768w, https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/linkedin-google-favicon-1536x964.png 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1616px) 100vw, 1616px\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/linkedin-google-favicon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1616\" height=\"1014\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/linkedin-google-favicon.png\" alt=\"Linkedin Google Favicon\" class=\"wp-image-485668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/linkedin-google-favicon.png 1616w, https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/linkedin-google-favicon-768x482.png 768w, https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/08\/linkedin-google-favicon-1536x964.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1616px) 100vw, 1616px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fix coming. <\/strong>Again, Rajan Patel, Google\u2019s VP, Engineering for Search, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rajanpatel\/status\/2090852799982813612\">said<\/a> \u201cIt\u2019s an issue on our end. We identified the issue and we\u2019re addressing it as quickly as we can. Sorry that this happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why we care. <\/strong>Having a unique favicon in the Google Search results can help make your search result snippet stand out from the rest.  Having a default icon can potentially lead to fewer clicks on the search listing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google is working on a fix and we can see that some favicons are already resolved. Hopefully the fix will roll out soon, but it has been almost a full week since the issue started.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttd-topics-display\">\n<div class=\"ttd-topics-content\">\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Topics_on_this_page\"><\/span>Topics on this page<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"ttd-topics-links\">Google SearchFaviconGoogleSoftware bugLinkedIn<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ttd-topics-show-extra-button\">+1 more<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Google confirmed it is working on fixing a bug with favicons not showing properly within Google Search. Rajan Patel, Google\u2019s VP, Engineering for Search, said \u201cIt\u2019s an issue on our end. 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