What is Favicon ?

[ictkevin]

Can you please tell me about Favicon. How it works ?

[spinxwebdesign]

Favicon.ico is a small icon found in the URL address bar of Internet browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, etc. You can make it using any free icon generator or free online favicon generator. Usually favicon.ico must be 16x16 in dimension and must be saved as an .ico file. And also it should be uploaded into the root directory on the server hosting your web page. Below are steps to add favicon icon:
1. Create an image with 16x16 pixels
2. Save it as GIF or BMP file format with 256 colors or less
3. Convert it to the icon format and save as favicon.ico.
4. Upload it to the site
5. Add a link reference to the header of HTML document that you want the favorite icon associated with. e.g.<link rel="shortcut icon" href=" /favicon.ico type="image/x-icon" />

[Goodinfo]

yeah favicon is a small image that you in address bar and it create some identity and makes more good look of your web interface.

[charlesth]

Favicon or favorite icon is also known as shortcut icon, web icon and URL icon. Web designer creates an icon and installs in the website. Favicon is used to bookmark your site in your favourite list.

[michaelhomas83]

Favicon is nothing but icon on website site

here is the example
<link rel="shortcut icon" href=" /favicon.ico type="image/x-icon" />

[mary444]

spinxwebdesign thanks a lot for the detailed information.

[jiyaalbert]

A Favicon is the little image (usually a.png file) located at the beginning of the url in the address bar. Many sites have a custom Favicon, making it easier to identify urls when saved in your browser Links, Bookmarks, or Favorites toolbar/folder.

[eswari]

A favicon or Favorites Icon is a small graphic that is associated with a page or Web site. The favicon allows the Web developer to customize the site in the Web browser, both in the tab bar that is displayed in many browsers as well as in the bookmarks when a site is saved.

[wellm97]

Wen you open any site like google, yahoo you can see a small image in the url address bar that is actually called favicon.

[hitsandy]

It is an website Icon or Bookmark icon, We can identify the our website knowing the Icon.

[fastrack151]

As per my knowledge Favicon icon use to decorate your site in the bookmarks and tab bar of browsers....

[kathleenquinn]

A favicon is a small graphic that is associated with a page or Web site. The favicon allows the Web developer to customize the site in the Web browser, both in the tab bar that is displayed in many browsers as well as in the bookmarks when a site is saved.

[greentek]

A favicon also known as a shortcut icon, website icon, URL icon.

[alan]

A favicon (short for Favorite icon), also known as a shortcut icon, Web site icon, URL icon, or bookmark icon, is a file containing one or more small icons, most commonly 16×16 pixels, associated with a particular Web site or Web page.

[partapamit]

Favicon is nothing it just a icon which gives you identity of website ,or you can say that it used as a site logo in front of a web search box.

[carleywatson]

Favicon extension is .ico. It is found in Browser Address Bar. It's size 16X16,32x32,48x48 etc.

[milina788]

Favicon is a short form of the favourite icons which can be used to add in your address bar to create an interesting look of your interface. It can be created and installed in website in the form of small images for icon of the website.

[thakursanjeev]

When you can open Google, yahoo, Facebook and other sites you can see a small image in the address bar in front of the URL that is called favicon.

[farm gate]

The so-called favicon, i.e., the abbreviation of Favorites Icon, just as its name implies, it is its can let the browser Favorites in addition to display the corresponding title outside, still try to mark way different site. Of course, this is not only a Favicon all, according to the different browser, Favicon display also different: in most mainstream browsers as FireFox and Internet Explorer (5.5 and above version), not only in favorites Favicon display, but also at the same time appear in the address bar, then the user can drag Favicon to desktop to establish to website shortcut; In addition, tag type browser and even many extended functions, such as FireFox even support animation format favicon, etc