an irregular muse

A favourites icon, more commonly referred to as a favicon, is the icon that shows up beside the addressbar in your web browser as well as the icon that shows up in your favourites when that site is added. Usually a representative image or a logo is put in the icon.

I decided to give it a try for my site, it turns out it's a lot easier than you'd think. All you need is to add the following to your region in your html:

<link rel="SHORTCUT ICON" href="design/favicon.ico">

and then before you know it, your site will be twice as awesome. In order to make your icon, you can just pop open your favourite image editor and make a 16x16 image with transparency. Then use a icon maker program to generate the .ico file for you. For my site, I decided to stick with the theme I have and made a logo made up of a few square bubbles.

Here's a few applications that you can use for generating a favicon:

• Online - http://www.degraeve.com/favicon/
  
• Desktop - IcoFx 1.6.2