Create Your Identity With A Favicon

A favicon is a short form for favorites icon), also known as a website icon, shortcut icon, url icon, or bookmark icon.

Favicon is associated with a particular website or webpage.

Most of the browser now have ability to display favicons. Favicon is typically displayed in the browser’s URL bar and next to the page’s name in a list of bookmarks.

Why should you use a favicon?

Because you need to stand out in the crowds. When a user sees your favicon in the browser bar, it makes a mental association with your website. Your faicon would stand out in the crowds of bookmarks that user might have on the list.

What Should I Make As Favicon?

To make the maximum effect, you should make your logo as your favicon. That helps in instant connection. If you have a ext logo, initials of the name would do.

How To Create A Favicon?

Favicon is in form of .ico file. You need to create an image [for example your site logo] and then create a favicon from that with help of favicon generator. There are many favicon generators available which can be downloaded to work on your computer and there are many available online for free.

I would suggest you to use an online service as it is a one time and small job to build a favicon.

Here is a quick list of websites that would generate favicon for you. Go ahead. All are free

http://www.favicon.co.uk/
http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/favicon/
http://www.chami.com/html-kit/services/favicon/