Favicon Generator
Generate complete favicon packages (ICO, PNG, Apple Touch) from any image or text — ready to install.
What is Favicon Generator?
A favicon is the small icon that identifies your website in browser tabs, bookmarks, the browser history, and on mobile home screens. Modern favicon implementation requires multiple files at different sizes for different contexts: 16×16 and 32×32 PNG for browser tabs and taskbars, 180×180 PNG for Apple Touch Icon (iOS home screen shortcut), 192×192 and 512×512 PNG for Android/Chrome Web App Manifest, an ICO file containing multiple sizes for legacy browser support, and optionally an SVG for scalable icon rendering in modern browsers. Getting all of these from a single source image — your logo, initials, or any graphic — and correctly referencing them in your HTML is what this generator does in one operation. The output is a complete, ready-to-install favicon package with the HTML <link> tags you need to add to your <head> section.
How to Use Favicon Generator
- 1
Upload or Create Your Icon
Upload your logo or any square image, or use the text tool to create a simple letter/initials favicon. The generator works best with square images at 512×512 or larger.
- 2
Customise Appearance
Preview your favicon at all sizes (16×16 through 512×512) to check readability at small sizes. Adjust background colour, padding, and corner radius for the Web App Manifest icons.
- 3
Download Favicon Package
Download a ZIP containing all required files: favicon.ico, favicon-16x16.png, favicon-32x32.png, apple-touch-icon.png (180×180), android-chrome-192x192.png, android-chrome-512x512.png, and site.webmanifest — plus the HTML snippet to add to your <head>.
Use Cases
New Website Launch
Every website launch checklist should include a proper favicon package. This generator creates all required sizes from your logo in one step, producing the full set of files and the HTML to reference them — covering browser tabs, iOS shortcuts, Android home screen icons, and the browser bookmarks bar simultaneously.
Rebranding
When updating your logo or brand colours, regenerate your entire favicon package from the new logo asset. Replace the old favicon files with the new package and clear the cached favicons in browsers — a complete brand refresh that extends to every browser tab.
PWA and Mobile App Development
Progressive Web Apps require specific icon sizes defined in the Web App Manifest for "Add to Home Screen" functionality. This generator creates the correct 192×192 and 512×512 PNG icons and the site.webmanifest file with correct references — a required step for PWA compliance.
Features
Complete Package Output
Generates all required favicon files in a single ZIP: ICO, PNG at all standard sizes, Apple Touch Icon, Web App Manifest icons, and a site.webmanifest file — everything needed for full cross-platform coverage.
HTML Snippet Generator
Outputs the exact <link> and <meta> tags to paste into your HTML <head> — no manual tag writing or size lookups required.
Text/Initials Favicon Creator
No logo? Create a professional-looking favicon from your company initials or a single letter, with choice of background colour, font, and style — common for startups and personal brands.
SVG Favicon Support
Generates an SVG version of your favicon for modern browsers that support scalable icons — SVG favicons render crisply at any size and support dark mode variants.
Frequently Asked Questions
A complete modern favicon setup requires: favicon.ico (at root, contains 16×16 and 32×32 sizes) for legacy browser fallback; favicon-16x16.png and favicon-32x32.png for browser tabs; apple-touch-icon.png (180×180) for iOS home screen shortcuts; android-chrome-192x192.png and android-chrome-512x512.png for Android Chrome and PWA; site.webmanifest referencing the Android icons. Optional but recommended: favicon.svg for modern browsers. The HTML needs: <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico">, <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="32x32" href="/favicon-32x32.png">, <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/apple-touch-icon.png">, and <link rel="manifest" href="/site.webmanifest">.
Use a square image at 512×512 pixels or larger as your source for best results. The generator scales down from your source to generate smaller sizes — downscaling produces better results than upscaling. If your logo is not square (most aren't), add transparent padding to make it square before uploading, ensuring the logo sits centred with breathing room. Very detailed logos often look poor at 16×16 — consider creating a simplified version (just your initial or a simplified mark) specifically for favicon use, rather than trying to scale down a complex full logo.
Browser tab favicons display at 16×16 pixels on standard displays and 32×32 on retina/high-DPI displays. A complex logo scaled to 16×16 will always look unclear — this is a resolution constraint, not a technical error. Solutions: use a single letter or simple icon mark at small sizes, ensure your ICO file contains a dedicated 16×16 version optimised for legibility (not just a scaled-down 512×512), and use a dedicated favicon design that is distinct and readable at small sizes even if it differs from your full logo.
The Web App Manifest (site.webmanifest or manifest.json) is a JSON file that tells browsers about your web application when a user adds it to their home screen or installs it as a PWA. It specifies the app's name, icons, theme colour, and display mode. The 192×192 and 512×512 icons referenced in the manifest are used for home screen shortcuts on Android and as the splash screen icon. Even for non-PWA websites, having a manifest provides a better "Add to Home Screen" experience on Android Chrome — worth including in your favicon setup.
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