Your Favicon Does not Need to be .ico
This may come as a shock to you, unless you read the headline of this article, but your favicon does not need to be in .ico format! I’m not sure why the Internet forums and bloggers out there are trying to perpetuate this rumor, but it’s true! You can save your little 32×32 or 16×61 pixel image as a png (8-bit) and it will work just fine! (This site uses png, not ico for it’s favicon).
What is a favicon? A favicon is the little icon in the address bar next to the url of a website. Some browsers (in their bookmarks menu) and RSS aggregators will also use the favicon to identify a site.
How do I make a favicon? It’s easy! Create an 8-bit png file with dimensions 16×16 or 32×32 pixels in any image editting program! Png is just another file format, like bmp, jpg, or gif.
Upload the file to your server and enter the following code in the <head></head> portion of your website’s code:
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="/images/favicon.png" />
