A favicon (short for "favorites icon"), is an icon associated with a particular website or webpage. A webmaster can specify such an create such an icon with his site, and modern web browsers make use of them in various ways, for example displaying the icon next to the address in the location bar, and in bookmarks / favorites menus.
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Explanation, and details of how to create and link a favicon.
Searches for the favicon of any web site and displays the image information. A guide to creating good images for favicons.
Draft article from the W3C, giving details of how to associate an icon with a web page.
Program to convert .PNG files to the Windows icon format. Instructions and downloads for different platforms.
Offers a minimal-size, wholly transparent favicon.ico file for download in order to avoid 404s in a server error log. With installation instructions.
Encyclopedia article about the icons, with sections on usage and standardization.
Encyclopedia article providing an overview of the format.
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(March 27, 2021)
Offers a minimal-size, wholly transparent favicon.ico file for download in order to avoid 404s in a server error log. With installation instructions.
Searches for the favicon of any web site and displays the image information. A guide to creating good images for favicons.
Explanation, and details of how to create and link a favicon.
Encyclopedia article providing an overview of the format.
Draft article from the W3C, giving details of how to associate an icon with a web page.
Encyclopedia article about the icons, with sections on usage and standardization.
Program to convert .PNG files to the Windows icon format. Instructions and downloads for different platforms.
Posted to Perishable Press by Jeff Starr.
(March 27, 2021)
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