Web Page Icons

[ChurroV]

When I come to webdesignforum.com on firefox, the logo -- the black W on a yellow background -- shows up on the left of the tab the page is on:

Sorry if this is a totally retarded and/or noobie question, but how would I go about getting such an icon to show up on my site?

 

[ronaldroe]

You create a 16x16 icon, name it favicon.ico and place it in the root folder of the website. There is a way to use what ever image format you like, including animated gifs, but it doesn't always work.

 

[d a v e]

this might be useful too
http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/favicon/

 

[ashleycasas]

http://www.favicon.cc/

This is the solution to your problem. The instructions on how to put it on your website are clearly stated there too.

 

[jumpingspider]

You create a 16x16 icon, name it favicon.ico and place it in the root folder of the website. There is a way to use what ever image format you like, including animated gifs, but it doesn't always work.

I second this opinion. Good Luck ad hopefully you'll share your finish work!

 

[ChurroV]

i tried the methods shown on here, but for some reason it didn't work for me. i used this guide: http://www.w3.org/2005/10/howto-favicon

put a 16x16png in my root folder, put this in the head:
<link rel="icon"
type="image/png"
href="favicon.png" />

but i know this is the wrong way to do it because it says in the guide that you have to put it in to every page.