Favicon Tutorial
Before we start, what is a favicon? Well, it's that image that shows up in favorites instead of that Internet Explorer (or whatever you use) icon. For example, that shaymin image by the site title; that is a favicon. So since you came to this page, I'm guessing you want to know how to do it, right? Well here's how!First of all, you need an icon to use. There are some free ones here or you can make one your self. The average and suggested size if you make your own, is 16x16 pixels. You need to upload the image to your server and change the file type to .ico for icon. It's simpler to use if the image is named 'favicon' in your server.
So now that you have your icon image, it's time for the small simple code. Place the following code in the head tags of your layout:





