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Favicon Generator

Create favicons from images or text for all platforms and devices

Text / Emoji (1-5 characters)

Font Family

Font Size (0 = auto)

Background

Text Color

Fill

Corners

Padding: 10%

Sizes to Generate (9)

About

Generates complete favicon sets from text/emoji input or uploaded images. Creates 13 standard sizes (16x16 through 512x512) plus platform-specific icons for iOS (apple-touch-icon), Android (manifest icons), and Windows (tile images). Outputs ICO file (multi-size), individual PNGs, SVG, HTML snippet for embedding, and a complete manifest.json for progressive web apps.

Modern web applications require a complex set of favicon sizes across platforms, browsers, and devices. An all-in-one generator handles every size, format, and configuration file needed for comprehensive favicon coverage without manual image editing.

Who should use this tool?

Web developers launching new sites needing complete favicon packages, PWA developers configuring manifest icons, designers generating favicons from logos, and anyone needing favicons without image editing software.

Common use cases

Generate a full favicon set from a text letter for a new personal website
Convert a company logo into all required favicon sizes for a business site
Create iOS apple-touch-icon and Android manifest icons for a PWA
Generate SVG favicon from a text-based design for modern browsers
Produce complete HTML snippet and manifest.json for PWA submission
Create Windows tile icons for a Microsoft Edge pinned site

How to Use

Choose input type: 'Text' (type word/letter/emoji) or 'Image' (upload PNG/JPG/SVG). For text, select bg/text color and font

Preview generated favicons in a grid showing all 13 sizes — click any for full resolution

Toggle platform sections: 'Standard Web' (16-512 PNG + ICO), 'iOS', 'Android', 'Windows'

Click 'Generate ICO' for multi-size .ico file (16, 32, 48)

Click 'Generate HTML' for complete <head> snippet with all <link> tags, theme-color, and manifest reference

Click 'Download All' for ZIP archive containing PNGs, ICO, SVG, HTML snippet, and manifest.json

Examples

Input: Text 'M' | BG: #3498db | White text | Bold => Output: ZIP with 13 PNGs, ICO, apple-touch-icon, HTML snippet, manifest.json

Input: 'logo.png' (500x500) | All platforms => Output: 13 PNG sizes, ICO, apple-touch-icon (180x180), Android (192+512), Windows tiles, HTML, manifest.json

Best Practices

Use image input at least 512x512 for best quality — smaller images are upscaled with pixelation
For text favicons, use a single character for max clarity at 16x16 and 32x32
Always include ICO file for legacy browser support (IE, older browsers)
Add theme-color meta tag (in generated HTML) for mobile browser chrome color
Host manifest.json at domain root or ensure start_url scope is correct for PWA compliance

Common Mistakes

Using complex detailed images — at 16x16, intricate logos become unrecognizable blobs
Forgetting to include ICO — some browsers still request /favicon.ico at root
Using SVG without PNG fallbacks — Safari supports SVG favicons, Chrome/Firefox may not in all contexts
Generating manifest.json with incorrect icon paths — paths are relative to manifest.json location
Ignoring apple-mobile-web-app-capable meta tag for iOS — without it, apple-touch-icon is ignored on home screen

FAQ

How many icons do I actually need?

Minimum: favicon.ico (16+32), 192x192 (Android), 180x180 (iOS). Generator creates all 13.

Can I use emoji as favicons?

Yes. Emoji render colorfully at all sizes, looking great at 16x16 on retina displays.

What format is the ICO?

Contains embedded PNGs at 16, 32, and 48 pixels. Modern browsers read the 32x32 PNG from within.

Do I need dark mode favicons?

Not from this generator, but you can add prefers-color-scheme media queries to the HTML manually.

Learning Resources

Dive deeper with our comprehensive guides and tutorials.

Favicon Generator - Beginner's Guide

5 min read

Favicon Generator Advanced Techniques

8 min read

About

Who should use this tool?

Common use cases

Generate a full favicon set from a text letter for a new personal website
Convert a company logo into all required favicon sizes for a business site
Create iOS apple-touch-icon and Android manifest icons for a PWA
Generate SVG favicon from a text-based design for modern browsers
Produce complete HTML snippet and manifest.json for PWA submission
Create Windows tile icons for a Microsoft Edge pinned site

How to Use

Choose input type: 'Text' (type word/letter/emoji) or 'Image' (upload PNG/JPG/SVG). For text, select bg/text color and font

Preview generated favicons in a grid showing all 13 sizes — click any for full resolution

Toggle platform sections: 'Standard Web' (16-512 PNG + ICO), 'iOS', 'Android', 'Windows'

Click 'Generate ICO' for multi-size .ico file (16, 32, 48)

Click 'Generate HTML' for complete <head> snippet with all <link> tags, theme-color, and manifest reference

Click 'Download All' for ZIP archive containing PNGs, ICO, SVG, HTML snippet, and manifest.json

Examples

Input: Text 'M' | BG: #3498db | White text | Bold => Output: ZIP with 13 PNGs, ICO, apple-touch-icon, HTML snippet, manifest.json

Input: 'logo.png' (500x500) | All platforms => Output: 13 PNG sizes, ICO, apple-touch-icon (180x180), Android (192+512), Windows tiles, HTML, manifest.json

Best Practices

Use image input at least 512x512 for best quality — smaller images are upscaled with pixelation
For text favicons, use a single character for max clarity at 16x16 and 32x32
Always include ICO file for legacy browser support (IE, older browsers)
Add theme-color meta tag (in generated HTML) for mobile browser chrome color
Host manifest.json at domain root or ensure start_url scope is correct for PWA compliance

Common Mistakes

Using complex detailed images — at 16x16, intricate logos become unrecognizable blobs
Forgetting to include ICO — some browsers still request /favicon.ico at root
Using SVG without PNG fallbacks — Safari supports SVG favicons, Chrome/Firefox may not in all contexts
Generating manifest.json with incorrect icon paths — paths are relative to manifest.json location
Ignoring apple-mobile-web-app-capable meta tag for iOS — without it, apple-touch-icon is ignored on home screen

FAQ

How many icons do I actually need?

Minimum: favicon.ico (16+32), 192x192 (Android), 180x180 (iOS). Generator creates all 13.

Can I use emoji as favicons?

Yes. Emoji render colorfully at all sizes, looking great at 16x16 on retina displays.

What format is the ICO?

Contains embedded PNGs at 16, 32, and 48 pixels. Modern browsers read the 32x32 PNG from within.

Do I need dark mode favicons?

Not from this generator, but you can add prefers-color-scheme media queries to the HTML manually.

Learning Resources

Dive deeper with our comprehensive guides and tutorials.

Favicon Generator - Beginner's Guide

5 min read

Favicon Generator Advanced Techniques

8 min read

Favicon Generator

About

Who should use this tool?

Common use cases

How to Use

Examples

Best Practices

Common Mistakes

FAQ

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About

Who should use this tool?

Common use cases

How to Use

Examples

Best Practices

Common Mistakes

FAQ

Related Tools

Same Category — Image Tools

Image Compressor

Image Resizer

EXIF Reader

SVG Optimizer

Popular Tools

JSON Formatter

Base64 Encoder/Decoder

JWT Decoder

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