A favicon (short for Favorite
icon), also known as a shortcut
icon, Web site icon, tab
icon or bookmark icon, is a
file containing one or more small icons, most commonly 16×16 pixels, associated with a particular Web site or Web
page. A web designer can create such an icon
and install it into a Web site or Web page by several means, and graphical web browsers will then make use of it. Browsers that provide
favicon support typically display a
