So, you’ve noticed that your website still has your webhost icon in your address bar- and you’d like to change it pronto. You’ve also noticed that in your list of bookmarks or favorites there are cute little icons next to each. So how do you get one of those cute little icons for your own website or blog?
At this point you might even be thinking ‘What in the heck is she talking about?’ So I’ll rewind a bit:
What exactly is a favicon?
‘A favicon (short for favorites icon), also known as a shortcut icon, website icon, URLicon, or bookmark icon is a 16×16 pixel square icon associated with a particular website orwebpage.[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’saddress bar and next to the page’s name in a list of bookmarks.’ -Wikipedia
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