The Web Tech Blog
Subscribe to this blog
9
Aug
2007
Aug
2007
How to Create & Install a Favicon
A “favicon” is displayed to the left of a URL in your browser’s address bar & in your Favorites folders.
This is a really easy way to stand out from the crowd…just follow these simple steps:
- Open Photoshop or your favorite graphic editing program
- Create a small 16×16 pixel GIF or PNG image that is relevant to your site
- Save it as “favicon.ico”. (If using Photoshop, you way need this plugin)
- Once you’re done, upload the image file to your website’s root folder and add the following code somewhere in between the head tags:
Just switch out “domain.com” for your site’s URL and you should be good to go!









