Favicon denote that particular website or webpage. A web designer can create such an icon with FaviconGenerator.Org and use them as a brand or symbol which denotes their website.
Browsers that support favicons display them in the browser's URL bar, next to the site's name and in lists of bookmarks ie., the favorite website collection menu in the browser.
How to use Favicon Generator:
1. Locate your image. (in gif, jpg, jpeg, png format)
2. Enter Text (if any) used to generate a Scrolling Text Favicon/Animated Favion.
3. Hit the Generate Favicon button.
4. Download the favicon.
5. Upload favicon.ico to the root of your website.
6. Add this after the < head > tag of your index/header page: < link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" >
7. You are Done!
Favicon (short for Favorites Icon) is a feature that makes it possible to associate a special logo or other small graphic with a web page. The favicon is usually displayed next to the web site address. Much like the way shortcut icons are used on the computer desktop to distinguish computer programs and files, favicons can be used to personalize or brand your web sites.
All current versions of the major browsers support favicons, including Internet Explorer 5/6+, Firefox 1+, Mozilla 1+, Netscape 7+, Opera 7+, Konqueror 3+, Safari etc.