Favicon Generator
Transform text, emojis, or images into complete favicon sets. Generates all essential sizes for web browsers, mobile devices, and desktop applications. Includes ZIP download with files and ready-to-use code for HTML, React, Vue, Angular, and Next.js.
Create Favicon
Input Type
Icon Type Settings
Specify where you'll place the favicon files (e.g., "/", "/assets/", "/icons/")
Used for the web manifest theme_color / background_color and the msapplication-TileColor meta tag.
Classic
Classic Favicons
Apple
Apple Touch Icons
Android
Android Chrome
Web App
Web App Manifest
About Favicon Generator
The Favicon Generator creates complete favicon packages from text, emojis, or uploaded images. This comprehensive tool generates all essential favicon sizes (16x16 to 512x512) for web browsers, mobile devices, and desktop applications. Features customizable icon settings for different platforms, automatic code generation for popular frameworks, and ZIP package downloads with implementation guides.
Why use a Favicon Generator?
Favicons provide instant brand recognition, create professional website appearance, improve user experience with easy tab and bookmark navigation, enable mobile integration with app-like home screen icons, and boost SEO through improved user engagement metrics. Modern websites require multiple favicon sizes for optimal display across all devices and platforms.
Who is it for?
This tool is perfect for web developers creating professional websites, designers establishing brand identity across platforms, business owners enhancing their web presence, and anyone needing complete favicon implementations without complex design software.
How to use the tool
Select input type: Text (1-2 characters), Emoji (from library or custom), or Image (any image your browser can open, e.g. PNG, JPG or SVG).
Customize appearance: Colors, fonts, background settings, corner radius, and image sizing.
Configure platform-specific settings for Classic, Apple Touch, Android Chrome, and Web App icons.
Set the assets path (where files will be hosted: '/', '/assets/', '/icons/', etc.) and the theme color used in the manifest and the msapplication-TileColor meta tag.
Generate all favicon sizes (16x16 to 512x512) with one click.
Download individual files or complete ZIP package with implementation code.
For HTML implementation: Copy the generated HTML code to your <head> section with essential links.
For Next.js: Use the Head component and place favicon files in your public folder.
For React: Use React Helmet, useEffect, or static implementation in public/index.html.
For Vue.js: Use Vue Meta (Vue 2) or useHead composable (Vue 3/Nuxt 3).
For Angular: Add favicon links to src/index.html and configure angular.json assets.
Place favicon files in your website's root directory or specified assets path and test across browsers.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I generate a favicon online?
Choose Text, Emoji or Image as the input; for an image, drag and drop a square picture (PNG, JPG, SVG or any format your browser can open). The tool generates 12 PNG icons (16, 32, 48, 96, 128, 144, 152, 167, 180, 192, 256 and 512 px, including the Apple touch and Android Chrome icons), a site.webmanifest file and an implementation guide, all in one ZIP. It does not generate a favicon.ico file or an SVG favicon. Generation runs entirely in your browser; files are not uploaded. Drop the result into your site's root directory (or your assets path) and link it in <head>.
What favicon sizes do I need in 2026?
Modern browsers and platforms expect several sizes. PNG sizes 16 and 32 (browser tabs), 48 (Windows site icon), 192 (Android home screen), 512 (Android splash screen), 180 (Apple touch icon for iOS home screen). A web manifest (site.webmanifest) lists the PNG variants for progressive web apps. This tool generates all of these as PNGs from a single source, plus 96, 128, 144 (used as the Microsoft tile image through the msapplication-TileImage meta tag), 152, 167 and 256 px extras. It does not create a multi-resolution favicon.ico (16/32/48 px, still requested by some legacy browsers and crawlers), larger Microsoft tiles (270, 558) or a browserconfig.xml; if you need favicon.ico, create it separately and keep it in your site root.
Are my images uploaded to a server?
No. Favicon generation runs entirely in your browser: your image or text is drawn on a canvas, resized and zipped locally with JavaScript, so nothing is uploaded, stored or logged. You can verify in DevTools' Network tab that generating and downloading the ZIP sends no request containing your image. That makes it safe for proprietary logos before a public launch.
What size source image should I use?
At minimum 512 × 512 px square. Better: 1024 × 1024 px. The source should be square (a non-square image is scaled to fit inside the square icon, leaving empty space) and ideally simple — favicons are tiny on screen (16-32 px in browser tabs), so intricate details disappear. Best favicons: bold geometric shapes, a single letter, a strong icon mark. Test the generated 16 px PNG to verify legibility at the smallest size. If the original logo is a horizontal wordmark, create a simplified icon-only version as the favicon source.
How do I install the favicon on my site?
Three steps. (1) Drop the generated files into your site's root directory, or into the assets path you set in the tool (the manifest and link tags use that path). (2) Add HTML <link> tags in your <head> — copy them from the code tabs (HTML, Next.js, React, Vue.js, Angular): `<link rel='icon' type='image/png' sizes='32x32' href='/favicon-32x32.png'>`, `<link rel='apple-touch-icon' href='/apple-touch-icon.png'>`, `<link rel='manifest' href='/site.webmanifest'>`. (3) Force browser cache refresh — favicons are aggressively cached. Add `?v=2` query string to force reload during testing. Test on multiple browsers and check the iOS home-screen icon by visiting in Safari and adding to home screen.
Why does my favicon look pixelated?
Three common causes. (1) Low-resolution source — start from at least 512 × 512 px, ideally 1024+ for sharp downscaling. (2) Too much detail — at 16 px, fine details become noise; use bold, simple shapes. (3) Wrong file selected by the browser — verify the <link rel='icon'> tags in your HTML point to the right files at the right sizes. Test by viewing the favicon URL directly (e.g. https://example.com/favicon-32x32.png) to confirm what's being served.
Should I use SVG as the source for favicon generation?
An SVG source works well — your browser rasterises it cleanly at any size, including the tiny 16 px favicon size. Modern browsers also support SVG favicons directly via `<link rel='icon' type='image/svg+xml' href='/favicon.svg'>` (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge all support this in 2026), which render at the device's actual pixel density. This tool only outputs PNG files, not an SVG favicon, so if you want one, serve your original SVG file yourself alongside the generated PNG fallbacks.
Do I need different favicons for light and dark mode?
Optional but increasingly common. Browsers support media-query-based favicon switching: `<link rel='icon' media='(prefers-color-scheme: dark)' href='/favicon-dark.svg'>`. For sites with a logo that doesn't read well in both modes (e.g. dark logo invisible against dark browser chrome), provide separate favicons. For most logos with sufficient contrast, a single favicon works fine. This tool generates a single set of icons (no separate dark-mode variants), so run it twice with different colours if you want two sets. Test against both the light and dark browser tab background colours to verify legibility.
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