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Favicon Generator
Favicons, what they are, how to make them, and why you need them.
Favicons, in case you don’t know, are the little icons that appear in the side of your navigation bar, or if you use tabbed browsing, on each of your tabs.
Favicons are so called because they were first used in IE 6 (I believe) and only applied to websites that you had saved in your favourites bar.
They used to be a cool way to make your site stand out, now they’re an essential way to keep up with the crowd.
The basics of favicons are simple really, your icon should be as simple as possible, (even mine probably needs dumbing down a little) The simpler your icon is, the easier it will be for people to notice it and recognise it when it’s only 16 pixels wide!
*most websites only use 1 or 2 letters for their icon as any more is impossible to read!*
So if your website doesn’t have a favicon, head over to the Favicon Generator. and upload any square image to have it turned into a favicon!
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Brendan said:
Hey! I linked to your page through the comment you made when you inspected my site to give feedback. Thanks for that!
Holidays in Oz? Where are you at? I’ve been in Melbourne for just over four months (one week to go!) and it’s been, as we’d say here, “sweet as.” Hope your trip is just as well!
Cheers,
Brendan
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