So, you’ve been admiring those favicons on other blog’s and wondered how to make one? You try photoshop and it doesn’t allow you to ave the file as a .ico one. Aarrghh!
Here’s a new way to create a favicon for your site/blog.And its the easiest way around.

A few terms explained first.

What is a favicon?
Favicon (pronounced fav-eye-con) is short for ‘Favorites Icon.’ A Favicon is a multi-resolution image included on nearly all professional developed sites. Within Internet Explorer the Favicon is displayed on the Address line and in the Favorites menu. The Favicon allows the webmaster to further promote their site, and to create a more customized appearance within a visitor’s browser. Often, the Favicon reflects the look and feel of the web site or the organization’s logo.

What is an ico file?
An ico file is actually a repository of bitmap like images. They are used because in some locations a 16×16 pixel image is desired, and sometimes a 32×32 image may be needed. Sometimes a 16 color image is desired, and sometimes a 256 color icon is desired. This repository is scanned for the image size/color count appropriate for the location and the computer’s color capability. If the image is not ideal, it may be compressed, expanded, and/or colors may be modified producing unexpected results.

Here’s a new site that enables you to make your online favicon in a few steps. So there’s no need to download a demo software or worry about your design skills !

Here’s another one - This one has limited features - no images allowed but you can paint it online - no java applet required.

And here’s the best one i found - you can upload an image of your’s form which a favicon is made instantly - there’s an option for making it an animated one. Pretty cool and simple!

And, here’s how you make it appear on your blog/website.

Add the following HTML tag to your web page after the < head > tag, before the < / head > tag:

< link rel="shortcut icon" href= " favicon.ico or the path name to your image" >

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