PAGE ICON (FAVICON) DESIGN AND INSTALLATION

Page Icon (FavIcon) Design and Installation
Page Icon (FavIcon) FAQ
 
 

PAGE ICON (FAVICON) FAQ:

What is FavIcon (Page Icon)?

It's a small graphic or special logo associated with website. It's showed in browser Address bar when you add website to Favorites.
Also, you can see it in your Favorites next to website name.

Do I need favicon?

Yes, favicon is the great way to make your website stand out of the crowd.

"Brand your favorites." msdn.microsoft.com

What browsers support FavIcons (Page Icons)?

Internet Explorer 5+
Opera
Netscape 7 +
Konqueror 3+
Galeon
Mozilla 1+

What is FavIcon.ico / Error 404?

When somebody adds your website to Favorites Internet Explorer 5+ searches for your FavIcon.ico and if it can't find it -
it shows in address bar default IE icon and adds Error 404 to your logs.

"Each time your Web page is added to a user's favorites, Internet Explorer automatically searches for this file and places the icon next to all the favorites and quick links originating from your site." msdn.microsoft.com

How can I add FavIcon to my website?

1. You need to create icon with one of the many icon editors available. Size must be set to 16x16 pixels.

> Do not resize your logo - draw it in icon editor, pixel by pixel

2. Give your icon default name (favicon.ico) and upload it to your website's root directory or/and add following line of code between <HEAD> and </HEAD> tags.

Example:

<HEAD>
<LINK REL="SHORTCUT ICON" HREF="http://www.mywebsite.com/myicon.ico">
<TITLE>My Website's Title</TITLE>
</HEAD>

Replace http://www.mywebsite.com with your website address and myicon.ico with your icon's name.


If you haven't changed default name of your icon (favicon.ico) and uploaded it to your website's root directory this line of code must look like this:

<LINK REL="SHORTCUT ICON" HREF="favicon.ico">

Why FavIcon (Page Icon) disappears from Favorites?

FavIcon disappears when user empties his/her cache.

Why I can't see FavIcon (Page Icon) on my site?

1. Add website to Favorites.

2. If website already in Favorites - delete it and add it again.

3. Check path to icon.

4. If path is okay, ask your hosting support - do they support .ICO files.