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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
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