Favicon Generator
Generate favicons from text, emoji, or an uploaded image. Download all sizes for your website.
How to Use the Favicon Generator
- Choose your input — select "Text / Emoji" to create a favicon from a letter or emoji, or "Upload Image" to use your own logo or icon.
- Customize the design — pick background and text colors, adjust the font size, and set border radius for rounded corners.
- Generate favicons — click the button to create all standard sizes (16x16 through 512x512).
- Download and use — click individual sizes to download PNGs, and copy the HTML link tags into your site's head section.
Why Favicons Matter
A favicon is the small icon that appears in browser tabs, bookmark lists, history, and on mobile home screens. It is one of the first branding elements users notice when they visit your website. A well-designed favicon helps users quickly identify your site among dozens of open tabs and bookmarks, improving recognition and trust.
Required Favicon Sizes
Different browsers, operating systems, and devices require different favicon sizes. The most important sizes are:
- 16x16 — Browser tab icon (standard favicon)
- 32x32 — Browser tab icon (high-DPI / Retina displays)
- 48x48 — Windows site icon
- 64x64 — Windows site icon (high-DPI)
- 128x128 — Chrome Web Store, some Android launchers
- 180x180 — Apple Touch Icon (iOS home screen)
- 192x192 — Android Chrome, PWA manifest
- 512x512 — PWA splash screen, Google search
Emoji Favicons
Using an emoji as a favicon is a popular modern technique, especially for personal blogs, side projects, and indie tools. Simply type any emoji into the text field and it will be rendered as a crisp PNG at all sizes. Note that emoji rendering varies slightly between operating systems, so your favicon may look a bit different on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
PNG vs ICO Format
The traditional .ico format can contain multiple sizes in a single file, but it is an older format with larger file sizes. Modern browsers support PNG favicons specified with <link rel="icon" type="image/png"> tags. PNG is smaller, easier to create, and universally supported. This tool generates PNGs along with the exact HTML you need to add them to your site.
Tips for Great Favicons
Keep your favicon simple. Complex images become unrecognizable at 16x16 pixels. Use bold shapes, high contrast, and minimal detail. A single letter or symbol on a solid background often works best. If using your logo, consider a simplified version specifically for small sizes. Always test your favicon in a browser tab at actual size before deploying.
Web App Manifest Icons
If you are building a Progressive Web App (PWA), you need icons specified in your manifest.json file. The 192x192 and 512x512 sizes generated by this tool are the two required sizes for PWA manifests. The 512x512 icon is used for splash screens when users launch your PWA from their home screen, while the 192x192 icon appears on the Android launcher. Place both in your project and reference them in your manifest file.
Rounded Corners and Shapes
The border radius slider lets you create favicons with rounded corners, from sharp squares (0%) to perfect circles (50%). Rounded favicons are a modern design trend that can help your icon stand out in a browser tab full of square icons. Apple automatically applies a rounding mask to touch icons, so a circular or rounded favicon creates consistency between your browser favicon and your Apple touch icon. Experiment with different border radius values to find what best fits your brand aesthetic. Build a matching brand color scheme with our Color Palette tool, create a QR Code for your website, or design a professional Email Signature with your brand colors.