Have you seen those cool little icons in web browser address bars and next to saved bookmarks? They are called “favicons” for “favorites icon”. You won’t see them until you (re)bookmark a website that uses one. Once bookmarked, a websites’ favicon will show up in the address bar and favorites/bookmarks menu.
Ever wonder how to get one of those for your website? It’s as easy as having the icon and adding this one line to your index page:
<link href="http://www.yoursitename.com/favicon.ico" rel="shortcut icon" />
As for getting one made, it’s simple. You just need to convert any picture into a 16×16 icon file.. easiest way is to do it free and online at http://www.html-kit.com/favicon/. Once there choose the “browse button” to upload it from your computer or tell it where to find it online. Follow simple instructions and download your image in it’s new .ico format. If you need me to make up some graphic for you, for some reason, contact me and I’ll help out. But you can use bitmap from paint if you have to!
You can use numerous icon creating software too, but that website is just so much faster and easier. Did I mention free? =)
Bookmark this site and next time you restart your browser it will be there.
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June 28th, 2006 at 10:44 am
Cool site, thanks for the link, I have been meaning to look into doing something like that, i.e. creating an icon for my website.
May 17th, 2007 at 9:00 am
Hey thanks for the info! Was wondering about those little icons ever since they have been popping up like crazy.