diff --git a/app/favicon.ico b/app/favicon.ico
deleted file mode 100644
index 718d6fe..0000000
Binary files a/app/favicon.ico and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/app/layout.tsx b/app/layout.tsx
index 501236a..12690ec 100644
--- a/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/app/layout.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { ReactNode } from "react";
 import { AuthModalProvider } from "./contexts/AuthModalContext";
 import { MessagesProvider } from "./contexts/MessagesContext";
 import messages from "../messages/en/index";
+import { ASSETS, getAssetPath } from "../lib/assetUtils";
 import "./globals.css";
 import ConditionalNavigation from "./components/navigation/ConditionalNavigation";
 
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
   },
   metadataBase: new URL("https://communityrule.com"),
   icons: {
-    icon: [{ url: "/favicon.ico", sizes: "16x16", type: "image/x-icon" }],
+    icon: [{ url: getAssetPath(ASSETS.LOGO), type: "image/svg+xml" }],
   },
   alternates: {
     canonical: "/",
diff --git a/docs/guides/static-assets.md b/docs/guides/static-assets.md
index e91e102..fd00f0f 100644
--- a/docs/guides/static-assets.md
+++ b/docs/guides/static-assets.md
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ public/
   `/assets/...` strings in components.
 - **Blog art** stays under `public/content/blog/` with
   `{slug}-vertical.svg`, `-horizontal.svg`, `-section.svg`, `-tag.svg`.
+- **Favicon** reuses `assets/logos/community-rule.svg` (`ASSETS.LOGO` in
+  `app/layout.tsx` metadata). Do not place `favicon.ico` or other static
+  binaries under `app/` — keep `app/` for routes, layouts, and styles only
+  (`globals.css`, `tailwind.css`).
 
 ## PNG files and `.gitignore`
 
@@ -49,6 +53,7 @@ stage. Raster → SVG conversion is tracked in
 | `marketing/avatar-*.svg` (×3) | Avatar / ASSETS | **Done** — SVG |
 | `marketing/hero-image.png` | HeroBanner | **Design review** — likely keep raster |
 | `marketing/governance-booklet.pdf` | About / Book | **Done** — PDF (`governanceBookletPath()`) |
+| `logos/community-rule.svg` | Logo + favicon (`ASSETS.LOGO`) | **Done** — SVG |
 | `logos/gitlab.svg` | Footer / social | **Done** — SVG |
 
 ## Related docs