The Importance of Favicons

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  • http://blog.debasys.net debasys

    humm…. right a favicon looks nice for sure. I have seen some very intelligently made favicons also.
    Any idea whether search engines give it any importance?

  • liam

    Yeah, favicons should be more common I think. People are coming round to the idea, but there’s still a lot of people making my tabs look boring. :)

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  • http://shawnlindsey.com Shawn

    I find them invaluable on the top toolbar of Firefox. I have no text describing the website on the toolbar of sites I like to visit. I only have the Favicon. This lets me have 25 pages one click away. If I had to have the sites name up there as well I would have less than half that amount.

  • http://www.lapalitroche.com/ Julia Román

    Every blog and site should have a favicon, it’s easy for the readers to identify your site, if you`re not a great designer making your own, there is not excuse, there are a lot tools on line that can be used.
    Great blog!.
    Saludos desde Guadalajara, México.

  • http://pennd.com Will Speak

    how can you get favicons to display on tabs in safari? I dont seem to see any at the momet…
    Nice article. I always try to incorporate a favicon design into my site design process.

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  • http://www.imwithsully.com/blog kim

    I agree. A good favicon that is readable without looking at the logo or content underneath is great for branding purposes.

  • http://www.finaldraftdesign.com VR

    They also make you site look more professional. My opinion anyway.

    I take a site, the company, the designer, etc. more seriously when I see one.

  • http://stever.ca Stever

    Speaking of Google’s favicon, they just changed it.

    The new one is actually horrible as a brand identity. IMO. Compared to the old one.

    Now I’m lost when I’m looking through my tabs in Firefox to get back to any of my Google pages.

  • http://www.search-usability.com Shari Thurow

    Favicons have nothing to do with search engine visibility.

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  • http://agasyanc.ru Evgeniy

    Alexis, thanks for good post. But i want to add one note:
    1. Besides usability and branding, favicons is interesting kind of pixel art.
    2. In Russia, we often use well-known search engine yandex.ru, which in search result show favicons.

    Sorry for my English. )