What is Favicon (FAVICON.ICO file)?

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 by admin

A favicon (short for favorites icon), also known as a website icon, shortcut icon, url icon, or bookmark icon is a 16×16 pixel square icon associated with a particular website or webpage.[1] A web designer can create such an icon and install it into a website (or webpage) by several means, and most graphical web browsers will then make use of it. Browsers that provide favicon support typically display a page’s favicon in the browser’s Address bar and next to the page’s name in a list of bookmarks. Browsers that support a tabbed document interface typically show a page’s favicon next to the page’s title on the tab.

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    Most browsers will look for favicon.ico in the root of your site if one isn’t specified in the head section of your HTML. That is why it is showing up, even though you haven’t changed your HTML.

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    I’m in favor of them as I have some many links in bookmark, that it helps to jog the memory when doing a review.

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