Tech Tip

Create a Favicon for your Web site.

A favicon is an icon you can design for your website that shows up next to the URL when someone visits. Think of it as a…

FaviconExample.gifA favicon is an icon you can design for your website that shows up next to the URL when someone visits. Think of it as a tiny visual business card for your Web site. Think of it as a tiny visual business card for your Web site. You can create one by visiting Genfavicon, a simple Web site who’s only purpose is to generate favicons for you:

Genfavicon.png

genfavicon.com

Once you’ve created your favicon.ico file, you’ll need to upload it to the root directory of your website and add bit code in the header of your html files (Here’s a simple favicon tutorial).


Source: This tip comes directly from James Dempsey’s new The Graphic Mac. For an old-school tip on how to export favicon.ico files directly from Photoshop, we covered this back in Tips #25 How to add a Favicon to your website.

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