Bookmark icon???

[mjd]

You know the little icon that goes next to your bookmark in your favorites. Some sites have a cool graphic instead of the basic IE logo. I think it makes the bookmark stand out more.

I'm looking to have one designed and installed. I'm not sure where to look.

Know anyone who can do this?

Thanks,
Matt

[Ian Glass]

They're called favicons and are basically a 16x16 icon named favicon.ico in the document root. Or you could use, a link element if the icon isn't at /favicon.ico. :-)

<link rel="icon" type="image/icon" herf="...LINK_TO_ICON..."/>

They also work in address bar in Mozilla and others, too. A nice little addition, I think.

~~Ian

[blufive]

Nitpicks:
I believe that unless you can put the .ico in the DOMAIN, not document, root (e.g. as "www.mydomain.com/favicon.ico", not "www.domain.com/subdir/favicon.ico"), it won't work without the link tag.

Similarly, by default, mozilla-based browsers won't pick it up if you just put it in your root directory - they will only display it if you use the <link>.

Since the link tag allows you to put it anywhere, and works in IE as well, I'd recommend going that route.

[astericks]

mjd, go to www.favicon.com

[webQS]

Mozilla 1.x can display PNG's as well as ICO's... and it displays whenever you visit the page... They are easier to make than ICO's - wish IE supported them.

from my site :

<link REL="icon" HREF="http://www.webqs.com/ico/qs001.png" TYPE="image/png">

HTH

Cheers
James