Favicon can also be defined as the minimized logo of your web request. If you want to be in the mind of an Internet user, your website must have a favicon. So even if users see your site’s logo in different places, they will recognize it as yours.
In this blog post, we will talk in detail about what a favicon is, how to create one and its importance for SEO!
Here is our favicon displayed in Google Chrome:
Favicons are symbols designed for website recognition, usually in the form of a 16X16 icon, sometimes in the form of a letter, that appear just before the title of your web page and the URL on the page. By doing this, you will also create image richness for your website.
What Size Should the Favicon Be?
The main characteristic of their size is that they have a square shape. 16×16 pixels can be used for the ideal size, but multiples of this ratio will not cause any problems in use.
- 16×16
- 32×32
- 48×48
- 64×64
- 128×128
How Should It Be Used?
When you want to use the favicon, simply place the following code between the tags of your site.
<head> </head>
The href part in your code locates the favicon.ico symbol. The code you need to write should be like this:
<link rel= “shortcut icon” href=” /favicon.ico” type=” image/x-icon” />
When you transfer the image to your website, it will be enough to update and refresh the page again. If the image you have prepared is not visible, you can check this by completely deleting your browser history.
Why Should You Use Favicon?
- When you use a favicon, your users save your website in their favorites tab and can find your site name more easily.
- If your users have added a shortcut to your site on their desktop, your favicon will also appear on the shortcut icon, making your website easily recognizable.
- It is among the important factors for the branding of your website.
Benefits for SEO
Your favicon is just as important as your logo in terms of website recognition. Especially on digital platforms, it is beneficial in terms of being in the minds of users and making the searched site more easily found and visible. Although it does not have a direct effect, it has an indirect effect on SEO.
