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ICO (file format)

The ICO file format is an image file format for computer icons in Microsoft Windows. ICO files contain one or more images at multiple sizes and color depths, such that they may be scaled appropriately. In Windows, all executables that display an icon to the user, on the desktop, in the Start Menu, or in File Explorer, must carry the icon in ICO format.

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Icon and cursor resources

Portable ExecutableEXEDLLResourcesHotspot
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File structure

Little-endian.bmpPNG file signature
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MIME type

IANAMIME type
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Container for
BMP and PNG
Developed by
Microsoft
Extended to
CUR
Internet media type
image/x-icon (but see below)
Type of format
Graphics file format for computer icons
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)
com.microsoft.ico

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Icon and cursor resources

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ICO (file format)

Nodes59
Edges58
Triples7
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033898
Components1

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ICO (file format)

Top relations

Container for · 1
ICO (file format) → BMP and PNG
Developed by · 1
ICO (file format) → Microsoft
Extended to · 1
ICO (file format) → CUR
Filename extension · 1
ICO (file format) → .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .ico
Internet media type · 1
ICO (file format) → image/x-icon (but see below)
Type of format · 1
ICO (file format) → Graphics file format for computer icons
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) · 1
ICO (file format) → com.microsoft.ico

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Important terminology

windows icon image file icons size format cursors cursor ico png needed images sizes citation depth color colour cur pixel

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ICO (file format)Container forBMP and PNG1.00infobox
ICO (file format)Developed byMicrosoft1.00infobox
ICO (file format)Extended toCUR1.00infobox
ICO (file format)Filename extension.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .ico1.00infobox
ICO (file format)Internet media typeimage/x-icon (but see below)1.00infobox
ICO (file format)Type of formatGraphics file format for computer icons1.00infobox
ICO (file format)Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)com.microsoft.ico1.00infobox

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