How it works
The Favicon Generator creates browser tab icons (favicons) from text characters, emoji, or uploaded images — producing the ICO, PNG, and SVG formats needed for complete cross-browser and cross-platform favicon support.
A favicon appears in the browser tab, bookmarks bar, browser history, and on mobile home screens. Modern favicon requirements are more complex than the old 16×16 .ico file: you need a 32×32 PNG for standard displays, a 180×180 PNG for Apple touch icons, a 192×192 PNG for Android, and optionally an SVG for scalable display in modern browsers.
How to use it: type an emoji or 1–2 letter abbreviation, or upload an image file. Choose a background color (solid, gradient, or transparent). The preview shows how it looks at multiple sizes. Click Download to get a ZIP file containing: favicon.ico (multi-size ICO), favicon-32x32.png, favicon-16x16.png, apple-touch-icon.png (180×180), android-chrome-192x192.png, android-chrome-512x512.png, and a site.webmanifest file.
Emoji favicons: using a single emoji as a favicon is a modern trend — it renders crisply at all sizes, requires no design work, and creates instant brand recognition. Examples: 🛠 for a tools site, 📊 for analytics, 🔒 for a security product.
HTML tags to add: the generator outputs the exact <link> tags to paste into your <head>, covering all modern browser and platform requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
- At minimum: favicon.ico (multi-size: 16×16, 32×32, 48×48), apple-touch-icon.png (180×180 for iOS home screen), and android-chrome-192x192.png (Android home screen). The generator produces all of these plus a 512×512 for PWA splash screens.
- Modern browsers prefer SVG favicons (scalable, any DPI) with PNG fallbacks. Legacy browsers require .ico. The generator produces all three formats. Your HTML should reference all of them using appropriate <link> tags for maximum compatibility.
- Type a single emoji in the text field and set a background color (or transparent). The generator renders the emoji at all required sizes. Emoji favicons look great at 32px and above but may not be distinguishable at 16×16.
- Yes. The generator provides the exact <link> tags to paste into your HTML <head>. At minimum you need: <link rel='icon' href='/favicon.ico'>, <link rel='apple-touch-icon' href='/apple-touch-icon.png'>, and a reference to the web manifest.