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Have you wondered how these little icons appear next to the web addresses, like the one you see above? When you visit the sites or bookmark them, these icons will make these URLs stand out. These are “Favicons” or “Favorite Icons”.
First you need to have an icon which you would like to use. If you search your hard disk, you might find some icons which are generic. I would suggest that you create one to represent your own unique identity. There are quite a number of free icon editor software which you can download from the internet.
Once you have created an icon, save it into your hard disk.The only method to use will be to upload the icon into some web folder, and create a link. You can read about using free hosts like Google Page Creator and Google Groups.We have also a rather comprehensive list of free Image Hosts and File Hosting Services in our article on Manage Blogger Image Storage Space. Check out those sites and choose one that is fast, reliable and allows uploading of .ico files.
Now
Go to your Blogger dashboard and under the Template tab, go to “Edit HTML”. Near the top you will see a line like this:-
First you need to have an icon which you would like to use. If you search your hard disk, you might find some icons which are generic. I would suggest that you create one to represent your own unique identity. There are quite a number of free icon editor software which you can download from the internet.
Once you have created an icon, save it into your hard disk.The only method to use will be to upload the icon into some web folder, and create a link. You can read about using free hosts like Google Page Creator and Google Groups.We have also a rather comprehensive list of free Image Hosts and File Hosting Services in our article on Manage Blogger Image Storage Space. Check out those sites and choose one that is fast, reliable and allows uploading of .ico files.
Now
Go to your Blogger dashboard and under the Template tab, go to “Edit HTML”. Near the top you will see a line like this:-
<title><data:blog.pageTitle/></title>
Update:
<link href='URL of your icon file' rel='shortcut icon' type='image/x-icon'/>
Remember to type in the “URL of your icon file”.
Save the template. When you refresh your blog site, you should see your nice little Favicon next to the blog address.
Other image types
The .ico image format has been used by many but you can also create an image under the .png or .gif format. Ensure that the size of the image is either 16x16 pixels or 32x32 pixels.
If you have a PNG format image, the link to insert is:-
<link href='URL of your icon file' rel='shortcut icon' type='image/png'/>
If it is a GIF format image, the link is:-
<link href='URL of your icon file' rel='shortcut icon' type='image/gif'/>
External Domain
For those who have hosted sites in external domains, insert the link in the root directory as well. Otherwise, you can upload the file into the root directory and name it favicon.ico.
As an example, if your domain name is www.domain.com, the URL of the favicon will be www.domain.com/favicon.ico
This method is not preferred but a number of browser versions are able to process the icon. Since we do not have external domains to try out this alternative, you may want to see if it works for you.
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