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What is a Favicon? If you use Internet Explorer and have saved websites to your favorites, you probably have noticed some of your favorites have a custom logo image to the left of their website address in your browser. This is the favicon. A 16 x 16 pixel image icon, also known as a "shortcut icon" or "favorites icon" The favicon appears in the user's favorites list and also in the browser's address bar. The favicon can also be dragged to the taskbar or desktop and used as a shortcut. NOTE: The favicon does not appear in all browsers. Internet Explorer, Mozilla, and a couple others display the favicon, while MSN and others do not. You also have to have access to upload image files to your website's server with the extension of .ico, or be able to rename an image file on your server to "favicon.ico". Most free sites do not allow you to use this file extension. You will also need access to your HTML code to apply a bit of script to the <head> section of your page. How do I get one FREE? The easiest way to create your own free favicon is to do it online HERE. You can also create a favicon from a photo or image already on your computer by browsing your computer with the form below. Or, if you want to play around and create a free favicon with a free program you can download to your computer, the best free program is called "Pixel Toolbox". Download it free HERE. (When using Pixel Toolbox, choose "Windows Icon","16 x 16", then click "start" at the top.). How do I install my free favicon? First you must make sure the favicon image you have created is called "favicon.ico". The ico is the file extension for an icon. You must upload the favicon image to your website's server. Make sure you do not put the favicon in an image (or any other) folder. It must be a root file. Then copy this short snippet of html code. You will need access to your HTML code by using the text editor. Paste the code between the <head> and </head> section of your web page. <LINK REL="SHORTCUT ICON" href="favicon.ico"> Now when a visitor to your website saves your site to their favorites, your new favicon will appear. The following is a short html script to make it easy for your visitors to bookmark your site. Place the script anywhere in the <body> section of your website. <a href="#" It will look and act like this: Add to your favorites |