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A Favicon is a small icon that is shown in the browser address bar.<\/p>\n

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    1. Click\u00a0Site settings (2)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      1. Click\u00a0Favicon (3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          1. Select the image you wish to use<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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            <\/i>Create a favicon<\/span><\/h3>\n
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            The Favicon file should be an .ico file and\u00a0 not larger than 4KB. There are many free tools available for creating .ico files: use a search engine to look for \u201cfavicon generator\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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            1. Once uploaded, you will see a preview of your Favicon<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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