Favicons are 16x16 pixel icons that appear before the URL of your site.

For a favicon, you will need to have a 16x16 pixel .gif ready. When you do have it, you will need to convert it to an .ico.

Step 1:: Go here to convert the favicon to .ico.

Step 2:: Select 'Browse' to choose the favicon image and then click 'Generate FavIcon.ico'.

Step 3:: Click 'Download FavIcon' so you can receive the package including the converted favicon.

Step 4:: Extract the file and upload it to your ftp account.

Step 5:: Now, just put this code in between the tags of your index page:
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="URL/favicon.ico">

*If you renamed the favicon file, replace "URL/favicon.ico" with whatever the name of it is.

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