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Personalize your
sites bookmark with a Favicon.ico.
What is a
favicon.ico?
The small icon
displayed in IE next to the URL in the address bar, also known as a
page icon, it is a icon associated with a particular website or
webpage. A web designer can create a icon, and many web browsers
such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla, and Opera, to name a
few can then make use of them.
For optimal browser support, the following rules should be obeyed:
Include both of these element types (for reasons explained below
under Standardization):
<link rel="icon" href="http://www.yourdomainname.com/favicon.ico"
/>
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://www.yourdomainname.com/favicon.ico"
/>
You should replace "/favicon.ico" in the above example with the
actual location of your favicon.ico.
The link elements
must be inside the head element (between <head> and </head>) in the
HTML. You will also find this in most PHP documents as well, such as
forums, portals and CMS.
How to Create a "Favicon.ico" File
1.
You need an image program that supports ico extensions.
2.
Create an image 16x16, 32x32 or 48x48 in size. You should
select standard Windows 256 colors. You can create your image from a
image you design or one that you can have rights to use without
infringing on any copyright images.
3.
Save the image as an ico file (named "favicon.ico", of
course).
4.
Upload it
to your website. You don't need to upload one to every directory of
your site if you don't want to waste space - simply put it in your
root directory and most browsers if not all will locate it.
Need a Favicon.ico made
for you - Ask on the
webmaster support forum
By RebelRose
This and all material contained within is copyrighted and may not be
reproduced without the express consent of the author and/or this
site.
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