A favicon is an icon that is displayed left of the url in your browser (well, in most browsers it is). The icon is also stored in your bookmarks and is thus a very easy way for users to identify your website.
Since a favicon file is a .ico file, I supposed it was kind of hard to create. Guess again. Just create a simple .gif or .jpg file (make sure that it is clear at 16x16 pixels) and upload it on this website. It automatically creates a preview for you and of course you can download the icon and place it on your website. How? Simple, just insert the following lines in the <head> section of your website:
<link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />
Also make sure you place the favicon.ico file in your webroot/document root!
Update: I would advise that you create a gif or jpg image of 32x32 pixels, which is also clear at 16x16 pixels. The favicon.ico stores 2 versions of the icon, one is 16x16 while ther other is 32x32 so you should make sure that your submitted image is fine at both sizes!
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Creating an Favicon
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