How to Create a FavIcon from a Photo

A "FavIcon" is a favorite icon--one of those tiny images that sit next to a website's URL (address) in the web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox). They are 16-by-16 in size. Adding one to your blog or website is one way of making it more personalized. Read on to learn how.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Internet
• Digital photos

1. Choose a photo or an image JPEG you would like to use. You can create one in Photoshop or some other graphics program.

2. Go to a FavIcon generating website, such as http://www.chami.com/html-kit/services/favicon. If you do a search, you'll find plenty more.

3. Click "browse" and upload your photo.

4. Click "generate Favicon.ico"

5. Check out the preview. How does it look?

6. Download the FavIcon. When asked, choose to "open" instead of "save."

7. There will be a folder and a file. The FavIcon you need is in the "extra" folder.

8. Open the extra folder and choose either the animated FavIcon or the preview FavIcon.

9. Double click and save it to your desktop.

10. Now you can use that FavIcon in your blogger template.

Resources

• FavIcon Generator