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title: "msapplication-TileImage · Meta Tag · zhead"
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  description: "Legacy Internet Explorer metadata for the image on a website tile pinned to the Windows 8 Start screen. Modern Chromium-based Edge does not use it."
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  "og:title": "msapplication-TileImage · Meta Tag · zhead"
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Meta tags

# msapplication-TileImage

Legacy Internet Explorer metadata for the image on a website tile pinned to the Windows 8 Start screen. Modern Chromium-based Edge does not use it.

## Code examples

Good example

```
<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="/path/to/square-image-144x144.png">
```

A root-relative path to the legacy 144 × 144 tile image.

Good example

```
<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://example.com/icons/tile-144.png">
```

An absolute URL to the correctly sized PNG is also valid.

Avoid this example

```
<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="/path/to/rectangle-image-300x150.png">
```

Does not match the square Windows 8 tile image format.

Avoid this example

```
<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="">
```

An empty value identifies no tile image. Omit this legacy tag instead.

## Recommendations

- 01 Use Square Images The original Windows 8 guidance calls for a 144 × 144 pixel PNG.
- 02 Treat It as Legacy Keep this only when you still support Windows 8 pinned sites. Use manifest icons for current PWAs.
- 03 Pair It with a Color Use msapplication-TileColor for the legacy tile background behind transparent pixels.

## Related documentation

- [Microsoft Learn: Dn255024(V=Vs.85)](<https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/internet-explorer/ie-developer/platform-apis/dn255024(v=vs.85)>)
- [web.dev: Web App Manifest](https://web.dev/learn/pwa/web-app-manifest/)

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name

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name

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```
<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">
```

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name

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```
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name

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```
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name

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```
<meta name="mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">
```

The historical value that requested standalone app mode.