Place and Icon on your desktop

I would like to move some of my icons on the bottom of my screen onto my desktop but each time I do they go into a crumpled up paper and into my trash. How to do I move the icons below for instance my safari Icon onto my main desktop?

this isn't windows.  Icons stay in the dock on the bottom, left hand, or right hand side.  Whichever your prefer.

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