What Is a Favicon and Why Do You Need One?
Key points
- The small image in the tab
- A visual marker for your site
- Sometimes shown in search results
A favicon is the small image shown in browser tabs and bookmarks.
What it does
- Makes your site easy to spot among many tabs.
- Acts as a marker in bookmarks.
- May be shown in search results.
You can make one quickly with Make a Favicon (Site Icon).
Use "Make a Favicon (Site Icon)" (free)Tools that go well with this
- Crop & Rotate Image: Crop an image to any area or ratio, and rotate it.
- Resize Images by Pixel Size: Resize images by width, height or percentage.
- Convert Image Format (JPG, PNG, WebP): Convert images to JPG, PNG or WebP, several at once.