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Favicon fun

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! Animated Favion 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"/>
Kevin Henrikson

Kevin Henrikson

Kevin Henrikson leads engineering for Microsoft Outlook iOS/Android. Previously, he co-founded Acompli and ran engineering prior to an acquisition by Microsoft in 2014 for $200M. Before Acompli, he was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Redpoint Ventures, a venture capital firm for early stage technology companies.

By Kevin Henrikson

Kevin Henrikson leads engineering for Microsoft Outlook iOS/Android. Previously, he co-founded Acompli and ran engineering prior to an acquisition by Microsoft in 2014 for $200M. Before Acompli, he was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Redpoint Ventures, a venture capital firm for early stage technology companies.