Favicon Maker

A “favicon” (favorite icon) is the small graphic that appears in front of a URL in an address bar. A web designer creates it and puts it in one or more of the web directories, typically naming it favicon.ico. It will also appear next to a favorites link. Many browsers will look for it, but to help guide browsers, an html line can be added in the header information:

<link rel=”icon” href=”favicon.ico” type=”image/x-icon”>

macfive-favicon.gif

I recently redesigned the mac.fiveforks.com favicon. It appears above (and should appear in your browser.) It is based on a FiveForks logo I’m working on. More on that later.

I used this on-line utility to create the favicon:

www.chami.com/html-kit/services/favicon/

3 thoughts on “Favicon Maker

  1. I noticed that icon showing up. I thought it must be five forks (dinner, pitch, or tuning), but on closer inspection it is five arrows.

  2. I’ve noticed it, but it isn’t showing up right now. Will each of our blogs have their own arrow, or can we make our own “favicon?”

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