ICO (Format Ikon Windows)

ICO adalah format kontainer yang digunakan untuk ikon di Microsoft Windows dan favicon situs web. Satu file ICO dapat berisi beberapa gambar pada ukuran dan kedalaman warna yang berbeda. Format ini tetap menjadi format standar untuk ikon tab browser (favicon) bersama PNG.

Tipe MIME

image/vnd.microsoft.icon

Tipe

Biner

Kompresi

Lossless

Kelebihan

+ Multiple sizes in a single file
+ Universal favicon support across browsers
+ Transparent background support

Kekurangan

− Limited to icon use cases
− Maximum practical size of 256x256 pixels
− Windows-centric format

Kapan Menggunakan .ICO

Gunakan ICO untuk ikon aplikasi Windows dan favicon situs web. Sertakan beberapa ukuran (16x16, 32x32, 48x48) dalam satu file untuk tampilan terbaik.

Detail Teknis

File ICO berisi direktori gambar BMP atau PNG pada berbagai ukuran (16x16, 32x32, 48x48, 256x256). File ICO modern biasanya menyematkan gambar terkompresi PNG untuk ukuran di atas 48x48.

Riwayat

ICO diperkenalkan bersama Windows 1.0 pada tahun 1985 untuk ikon aplikasi desktop. Format ini menjadi standar favicon web ketika Internet Explorer 5 mendukung favicon.ico pada tahun 1999.

Konversi dari .ICO

.ico → .avif .ico → .bmp .ico → .gif .ico → .heic .ico → .jpg .ico → .jxl .ico → .png .ico → .psd .ico → .raw .ico → .tiff .ico → .webp

Konversi ke .ICO

.avif → .ico .bmp → .ico .gif → .ico .heic → .ico .jpg → .ico .jxl → .ico .png → .ico .psd → .ico .raw → .ico .tiff → .ico .webp → .ico

Format Terkait

.ai .apng .arw .avif .bmp .cr2 .dng .eps .gif .heic

Istilah Terkait

ICO

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