Adding a Favicon

A favicon, also known as a browser icon, is an image that appears on the browser tab. The term favicon is short for “favorites icon.” Here are some places where you will see the favicon:

• The browser’s address bar for active pages.
• The list of favorites or bookmarks.
• In the drop-down list of predicted URLs in the browser.
• On a link to your site on the “home screen” of a mobile device.

 Here are some reasons why favicons are important: 

• Stronger branding: as with your logo, your favicon helps users remember your site.
• Better recognition: the human brain processes images much easier and quicker than words, so visitors will quickly recognize your website in the browser.
• Consistent experience: users appreciate favicon presence and definitely notice their absence.

Creating a favicon

If you are ready to create a favicon, you have two ways of doing it: 

1. Search online a free favicon generator. A good example is https://www.favicon-generator.org which also generates app icons for iOS, Android and Windows mobile devices.
   
2. Create your image which should measure 16 pixels by 16 pixels. You can use an initial letter of your business name or a simplified version of your logo.

Remember, a favicon is a very small image. Avoid adding too much detail since a blurry favicon is worse than no favicon at all. 

For the best results, choose a file with named with "....size 96x96.png"

Adding a favicon

To add your custom favicon to your website, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Website link in the top left corner of the Website Editor.
2. Click on the Website settings… link.
   

3) Locate the option to add a favicon.

Click on Choose icon button and choose the file from your computer. 

4. Click Open in your browser add the favicon.

Note: make sure your file is in either a .ico or .png format. 

5. To confirm changes, click Apply in the Website Settings menu.

Congratulations! Your favicon has been added successfully.