Ever need to create a favicon image?  Not something you do everyday but when you do it sure would be nice to have a tool.  You could always use Photoshop, Microsoft Paint, etc.  I wanted an easier way.  After a couple web searches I found the perfect answer. Upload any image and a favicon is created for you.  The Favicon Generator will even create an animated favicon!  I’d never wish this annoyance on anyone but the idea is quite novel.  There is also a tool to validate your favicon and the link tags needed to make favicon’s work with a wide variety of browsers.  Here’s the link tags I’ve been using for sometime now and this seems to cover the major browsers.

<link rel="ICON" type="image/gif" href="/favicon.gif"/>

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

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