This code snippet consists of a series of tags,specifically designed for Apple‘s “touch icons” and Microsoft‘s tile images. These are used to customize how a website appears on mobile devices (iPhones, iPads) and Windows devices when added to the home screen or pinned to the Start menu.
Here’s a breakdown:
rel="apple-touch-startup-image": these tags define the image to be displayed when a user launches a web app (a website saved to the home screen) on an iOS device. Each tag specifies a different image based on the device’s:
device-width and device-height: The screen dimensions in pixels.
-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: The ratio between physical pixels and device-autonomous pixels. This is important for Retina displays (higher pixel density). Values of 2 and 3 are common for Retina displays.
orientation: Whether the device is in portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal) mode.
href="...": The URL of the image to be used.All the URLs point to images on vif-fotball.no (Vålerenga Fotball’s website) within the nyheter/utestenger-et-titalls-supportere (news article about banning supporters) directory. The image filenames are long and contain UUIDs (Universally Unique identifiers) and hash values, likely used for caching and versioning. rel="apple-touch-icon" (not present in the snippet, but related): This tag defines the icon used when a user adds the website to their home screen.
meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="#ffffff": Sets the background color of the tile on Windows devices. #ffffff is white.
meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="/_/asset/no.seeds.app.football/img/logo/vif/ms-: Specifies the image to be used for the tile on Windows devices. The URL is incomplete, ending with ms-, suggesting it’s likely a path to a logo file.
In essence, this code provides a set of optimized images for different iOS and Windows devices to ensure a visually appealing and consistent experience when the Vålerenga Fotball website is saved as a web app or pinned to the Start menu. The different images are tailored to the screen size, pixel density, and orientation of the device.
