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I want to change my website favicon with the new icon image but I am unable to change it. It is still showing the previous one.

Previously when I added favicon with a link tag, which was suggested from many online resources, it had worked for me. However now when I am trying to replace it with a different one, it is not changing. I followed a StackOverflow link How do I force a favicon refresh? but still, my problem remains as it is.

That Link tag in following format:

<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/somewhere/myicon.png" />
Sunny
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    Assuming the path to the new favicon is correct, then It's most likely been cached by the browser. Clear the cache to see the change – Rory McCrossan Feb 21 '20 at 11:22
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    you could try also hard refresh your browser: Ctrl + Shift + R – kasia Feb 21 '20 at 11:25
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    Does this answer your question? [How do I force a favicon refresh?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2208933/how-do-i-force-a-favicon-refresh) – strwoc Feb 21 '20 at 11:37

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Favicon is notorious for not refreshing, you can force your browser to redownload it by adding a querystring to your href path like so: 

<link rel="icon" 
  type="image/png" 
  href="/somewhere/myicon.png?v=2" />

Also try clearing your browser cache.

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