Favicons gone in Safari

How does something this basic get messed up ?

Just did a software update and it has happened to me too. Safari 16.3 and MacOS Big Sur 11.7.3.

All Icons are missing on the Safari Start page, although they remain in the Bookmarks/Favorites sidebar.

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I've been having this problem too, tried clearing the favicon cache etc. and it made no difference. I do see favicons in some of the tabs (but not all), but zero favicons appear on the start page. I really hope someone figures this out or finds a solution.

Good to know it's not just me. I spent a lot of time searching the Apple Community for help.

Always reluctant to go through all the hoops for trying to fix these types of issues.

I've also sent a Bug Report. Hope it's addressed and fixed.

Thanks everyone.

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME CONTACTING APPLE NOR SEARCHING WEB FOR A SAFARI / FAVICON SOLUTION!!! IT DOES NOT EXIST.

TO WHIT: Updated to Big Sur and immediately lost favicons on Safari Startpage. Also lost a couple of site links as "favorites." Have spent a few hours with AppleCare to no avail as all of the Apple Care folks are stumped re this issue. Per AppleCare instructions: Have cleared safari favicon cache, reinstalled Big Sur OS, deleted safari history.... reviewed all preferences / settings... nothing solves the favicon issue. At this point I'm calling this an Apple fail and it's on them to fix whatever is causing this annoying disruption. We all paid premium prices to have a reliable premium product and this bug is unacceptably ridiculous.

I’ve been running Big Sur with the icons visible for over 2 years. The cause of the disappearing fav icons is due to the latest safari update. Doesn’t seem like it would be too difficult for Apple to find a fix if they wanted too.

Colin Shapiro wrote:

I just updated Safari to v16.3 running in MacOS 11.7.3

Safari no longer displays any favicons in the URL field.

Also, the favicons have disappeared from my start page.

I tried deleting the Favicon Cache but that does nothing. Restarting Safari does nothing either.

Experienced the same symptoms after updating. Screenshot provided:

FWIW I have not deleted any cache, but have restarted both Safari, and the computer without resolution. I also accomplished a Safe Mode start without improvement.

I just installed the latest update vom Feb 13, for Safari "still called 16.3". Than cleared the history emptied the Favicon Cache and restart the system. After reboot, in the first moment I can see some of the "gone icons" in my favorite folder. After a while all icons disappear again, no change in overall behavior. Very disappointing, expecting Apple will not finally fix this problem, leave the users behind and shifts to Ventura.

Favicons Return to Safari 16.3 with Big Sur 11.7.4 Update. Thanks Apple!

The icons returned with the Big Sur Update 11.7.4, then a new Safari update 16.3.1 appears after I installed the Big Sur update.

I just updated Safari to Version 16.3.1 (16614.4.6.11.7, 16614) running in MacOS 11.7.4

Safari no longer displays any favicons in the URL field.

Also, the favicons have disappeared from my start page.

Previous Safari update already solve favicons problem and it come back after the latest update today 17-FEB-2023

How do i get back the old update

Safari 16.3.1 along with MacOS 11.7.4 is working fine for me.

The fav icon does not show on the url because the x is on it to close the tab, but when multiple tabs are open the fav icons are on the tabs.

I had to give the start page some time to rebuild the icons.

Im not sure beyond that. Maybe a restart.

No chance to get back the old update without complete reinstallation, apple updates are oneway solutions.

You can try to clear the FavIcons Cache, navigate to this folder within the finder "SHIFT COMMAND G" ~/Library/Safari/Favicon Cache/ delete the 4 files and the favicons folder. Double check to be in the right folder before you delete the files. Next Clear the complete history in safari and reboot your mac. Maybe the will solve the problem