Modern browsers support a "Bookmark Icon", and it's a small 16-by-16 pixel image named favicon.ico. The "favorites" icon appears in the list of bookmarks and in the address bar when the page is being viewed.
The favicon.ico works in the bookmarks of Internet Explorer 4.0 (and later). It also works in the bookmarks and address bar of Mozilla 1.0 (and later), Firefox (all), Netscape 7.0 (and later), and Opera 6.0 (and later).
To create an ICO file you should use Photoshop or some other program to save in ICO (Icon) format, which is similar to but not the same as a BMP (bitmap) file. For best cross-browser compatibility, make the icon 16x16 and use only 16 colors. To convert an image online, you can use this free service »www.html-kit.com/favicon/
Once you have your favicon.ico file, store it in the root folder of your web site. The file must be called favicon.ico, and it has to be in the root of the web site. This will make the icon appear with recent browsers (IE6, Firefox).
For best cross-browser compatibility, you also need to use the following link tag in your page's head section.
The shortcut icon sets the type of link, and the file name really must be favicon.ico for best compatibility.
Technical information on how favicon works can be found at http://www.jamesshuggins.com/h/web1/favicon.htm. Another excellent resource is http://www.favicon.com/.
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