How to Create a FavIcon For Your Site
September 25, 2007
A favicon (which is short for “favorites icon”) is a small image that is used to identify a website in the address bar of a browser; it may also appear next to the title of a web page when it is saved to a user’s favorites.
Below is a list of sites that allow you to create your own favicon:
Favicon Generator - The favicons generated from this site use text instead of images, but you can still change the color of your favicon.
Collabyrinth - If you’d rather paint your own favicon pixel by pixel, this free online tool allows you to do just that.
Favicon Editor - Upload an image and click a button to automatically generate your own favicon!
FavIcon from Pics - Just the like the link above, this tool allows you to generate a favicon from an uploaded image. This site also has a favicon validator (to make sure your favicon has been inserted correctly on your page) and a Buddy Icon Generator.
favicongenerator - Create your own favicon in five easy steps!
GraphicsGuru Favicon Generator - Upload an image, click the generate button and voila, you have a favicon! This site also includes some other useful tools, such as an 80×15 button generator and a Google PageRank button you can put on your website that automatically updates as your PageRank changes.
Once your favicon has been created you will need to upload the file to the root directory of your website and put the following code in the header of your HTML page:
<LINK REL=”SHORTCUT ICON” HREF=”http://www.yourwebsite.com/favicon.ico” />
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A favicon is a great way to personalize your website or blog. If you haven’t done this already… get on it!
UPDATE: I just found another great list of favicon generator sites at CSSJuice.com:
20 Best Favicon Online Generators