The icon is just a file named “favicon.ico” that sits in the root of your website. It is standarized now so that all browsers will look there as the source.
US-EH.com's favicon.ico
However, you can also put the icon anywhere in your site, but you have to make sure you put the path in the link tag under your header tag.
<html>
<head>
…
<link rel=”SHORTCUT ICON” href=”http://www.us-eh.com/favicon.ico” />
…
</head>
To create the ico file, I use the free online tool by favicon.cc. I just upload a logo and then edit the 16×16 grid to get it looking clean. Download it and put it in the root and don’t forget to add the above tag to your header.
Code and Processes 