You may not know what they are – but you see them every time you browse the internet. Look up at your open tabs on your browser right now, see that icon before the websites name? That’s a favicon!
Okay, it may not seem much, but trust me, that tiny box of pixels makes a huge difference in terms of user experience. Internet users tend to have multiple tabs open at once, and having an eye-pleasing favicon will help your website design stand out – especially if someone is comparing your business with other competitors. Your favicon should be a memorable cue, something that your customers remember at a glance.
Your brand on display
A favicon is an extension of your brand, whether it’s your company’s initials, your logo or some clever iconography. Your favicon will be visible on more than just the tab bar. Since May 2019, Google has been putting favicons on display in mobile search ranking pages, and whenever someone bookmarks your page the favicon will appear in their list of favourite and most visited websites.
Many websites have instantly recognisable favicons, like eBay’s coloured striped shopping bag to Amazons ‘a’ or Instagram’s camera icon. These are the online equivalent of the golden arches or the Nike tick. Simpler is better when it comes to favicons.
Adding a favicon to your website design
Typically, a favicon is square, 16x16 pixels and saved as an .ICO file. However, as always at DotGO, we have made things easy for you. Just upload a .png of your logo and our editor will automatically resize, convert and create a favicon ready for use on your website.
We also have a number of pre-made favicons ready to use, and all of our websites have a placeholder favicon so that your website design will always look professional.
Conclusion
It’s important to remember that people view the website on different devices and tend to have multiple tabs open at once. A favicon is a small but important way to make sure your website stands out amongst the crowd.
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Working with DotGo from start to finish has been amazing. Their communication and regular updates are brilliant and they really take the time to learn what your vision for your website is. Faith was incredible throughout the process, as was the whole team, and created a website that was exactly what we were after and better!
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I am so pleased I chose Dotgo to build my website. The experience was smooth and very easy from start to finish. Jen picked up from my vague ideas exactly what I wanted and the results were fantastic, better than I could have imagined. Communication was excellent and at no time did I feel I was waiting for responses or replies to my emails or calls. I would highly recommend them.
