Favorites Icon
ICO format is still the most widely used, but PNG and SVG are becoming popular due to their flexibility and better rendering on high-DPI screens.
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Choose or Create an Image:
- Keep it simple, as favicons are small and need to be recognizable at a glance.
- A logo or an icon representing your brand or website theme works best.
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Resize the Image:
- The ideal size for a favicon is 16x16, but you may also create larger sizes like 32x32, 48x48, and 64x64 for better resolution on modern devices.
- You can use online tools like Favicon Generator ↗ to create favicons in different sizes and formats.
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Convert the Image:
- Convert your image to ICO format, if necessary. There are many online converters available for this purpose. You can also create multiple sizes in a single .ico file.
To add a favicon to your website, you need to link it in the <head> section of your HTML.
Use the <link> element as follows:
<head> <link rel="icon" href="path/to/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"></head>html
rel="icon": This tells the browser that the file is a favicon.href: Specifies the path to the favicon image.type="image/x-icon": Defines the Media type of the file.
To ensure your favicon looks good across all devices, it’s important to include different sizes.
You can include multiple <link> tags for various sizes and formats. For example:
<head> <!-- Favicon for traditional browsers --> <link rel="icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
<!-- High-Resolution Retina Display Icons --> <link rel="icon" href="favicon-32x32.png" type="image/png" sizes="32x32"> <link rel="icon" href="favicon-16x16.png" type="image/png" sizes="16x16">
<!-- Apple Touch Icon (for iOS devices) --> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="apple-touch-icon.png" sizes="180x180">
<!-- Android Devices / Chrome (to provide a custom icon in the browser toolbar) --> <link rel="icon" href="favicon-192x192.png" sizes="192x192">
<!-- Windows 8 / 10 Tiles --> <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="ms-icon-144x144.png"></head>html