{"id":80848,"date":"2024-07-18T19:30:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T19:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/glosario\/favicon\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T19:42:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T19:42:15","slug":"favicon","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/glossary\/favicon\/","title":{"rendered":"Favicon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A favicon is a small icon, usually 16\u00d716 or 32\u00d732 pixels in size, which is displayed next to the name of the tabs that are open in the web browser. It is a visual element that is widely used so that users can quickly identify the site to which each of the open tabs belongs.<\/p>\n<p>If you look at the tab that is currently open, in the top left-hand corner, next to the title of this website, you will see that our favicon is a blue and white envelope, which is the <a title=\"Email marketing campaigns\" href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/\">Mailrelay <\/a> company logo.<\/p>\n<h2>1. use of favicons<\/h2>\n<p>Not everyone ads a favicon on their site, and it&#8217;s common to find many blogs that don&#8217;t bother to set it up and instead leave the default favicon from their <a href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/es\/glosario\/content-management-system-cms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CMS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/es\/glosario\/wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress<\/a>, Joomla or Prestashop. However, it is advisable to use a personalized favicon because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It conveys your brand image when someone is browsing your site.<\/li>\n<li>Pages will be easier to identify when several tabs are open.<\/li>\n<li>When the page is bookmarked, it is easier to identify and visit it again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2. Tips for creating a favicon<\/h2>\n<p>Before creating a favicon, whether for a web or desktop application, it is advisable to consider the following factors, as it will project your brand image:<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; It should be easily recognizable.<\/strong> Try to use a reduced version of your logo or elements that associate it with your brand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Above all, keep it simple.<\/strong> The small size of a favicon doesn&#8217;t allow for complicated designs, so give priority to legibility and simplicity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Attractive and eye-catching.<\/strong> Try to give it a shape and color that makes it stand out from the rest of the tabs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Formats and sizes. <\/strong> The ideal graphic format for a favicon is .png (transparencies allowed), but it can also be .ico, .png, .jpg, <a href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/es\/glosario\/gif\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.gif <\/a> and .svg. The standard size is 16\u00d716 pixels with a resolution of 72 pixels\/inch, in RGB mode and with a depth of 32 bits.<\/p>\n<h2>3. How do I change the favicon in WordPress?<\/h2>\n<p>The use of WordPress is very widespread and not everyone takes the trouble to change the favicon on a site created with WordPress, although this is very easy to do.<\/p>\n<p>To change the favicon in WordPress, simply go to the menu on the left and select: <code>Apariencia&gt;&gt;Personalizar<\/code>. This will open the theme&#8217;s customization editor.<\/p>\n<p>Now, in the left-hand column, select: <code>Cabecera&gt;&gt;Identidad del sitio<\/code> and scroll down to <code>Icono del sitio<\/code>. In this section, select: <code>Cambiar La Imagen<\/code>, select your favicon and upload it. 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