Standing out with a favicon

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To make your website extra noticeable can be accomplished with a favicon: a recognizable icon that is displayed in a browser's address bar.

On the tabs in front of the url.

Or when people creating a bookmark for your website, the favicon will appear on their favorites list.

Best free favicon generators online

With these Favicon Generators: Favicon creator 1 and Favicon creator 2 you can make it online using any graphic file (eg your logo).

The last site provides the most options (eg scrolling text)

For more info (including which browsers support favicons?) And tips, refer to Wikipedia

Where do you add your favicon on Wordpress?

Go to Customize site > Site Identity > Site icon > Change image


When you like to watch a detailed video about adding a Favicon watch Marion's

Success creating your own favicon :)

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Loes - Nice tip. I have one, but it needs some work. Thanks for sharing.

Success with revamping yours, Patrick

Always new and interesting tips to enhance our sites. Thanks. Debbie

My pleasure sharing Debbie

Hi Loes, love this idea....and will investigate it further later on today! Thanks for sharing :D

Enjoy creating yours Patsy:)

Thanks! they look so pretty :D

Do the favicons show up on mobile devices? I don't see mine on my phone.

I just checked mine, and they are in the browser on mobile

Is that where you find your musical greeting note Loes? Please show me the path to that!

Which not? This one? ♫ ♪

Then first one you list there!

This is great, just added one, thank you Loes.

Alright, then my blog has done its job:)

I did a little video on that Loes

Just added it to the blog:)

Thanks Loes, this information is important!

You're welcome Alejandra:) Thanks

Hi Loes and great info - I am rather boring as I just have a little pic of me!!!

Paul

Also awesome looking;) But you can take up this opportunity to create an even more awesome one:)

Hmmmm - that could be interesting!!!!!

Paul

I really needed this useful information, thank you so much. Have a wonderful weekend.

Nice to hear that Tania, enjoy your weekend too

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