More about Favicons
A favicon (short for "favorites icon"), is an icon associated with a particular website or web page that is displayed in the browser address bar next to a site's URL. It gives a unique identity to your website. Notice the favicon used in our website.
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After you've created a beautiful favicon, it's time to add it to your site. Simply follow the simple procedure given here:
- Rename the icon to "favicon.ico" and Upload it to your site. Verify it's there by typing http://www.mysite.com/favicon.ico in the browser's URL bar, where "www.mysite.com" is your website's address.
- Next, insert the below code in the HEAD section of your pages.
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico">
If you have placed it inside a separate folder like http://www.mysite.com/images/favicon.ico, change the above line accordingly. - That's it! Press ctrl+F5 to reload/refresh your webpage. You should be able to see your site with the new favicon now!