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Wikifunctions favicon is too similar to Wikipedia favicon
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The Wikifunctions favicon is very similar to Wikipedia's favicon which makes it harder to distinguish amongst browser-tabs.

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(image from Commons)


See also: T326094: Wikifunctions favicon has a white outline

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(just an idea) We could de-emphasize the W a bit more so the lambda is more pronounced

This is what it looks like on a tab in my Chrome:

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I'm not color blind, and even I can't tell this is green λ on blue W. (And Wikimedia should care for the color blind.)

(just an idea) We could de-emphasize the W a bit more so the lambda is more pronounced

I doubt this favicon is salvageable. When a logo has tiny details such as this logo has, companies and websites usually make a modified version of it for small sizes such as the favicon size, with these details removed. Otherwise, they are just indistinguishable. I suggest getting rid ot W completely and keeping the lambda.

websites usually make a modified version of it for small sizes such as the favicon size.

Indeed. Wikidata did that rather well (I was not involved, happened before my time)

I suggest getting rid ot W completely and keeping the lambda.

Yeah, if you want to keep the general logo intact, just using the lambda is probably the most practical solution.

And by the way, a black and white version of the Wikifunctions logo exists, you can see it on the Wikifunctions home page, and it's even worse.

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