Favicon Generator
Create favicons for your website from text or simple shapes, exported in the multiple sizes browsers and platforms expect, from the 16px tab icon to the 180px Apple touch icon.
Step-by-step guide to the Favicon Generator
- Choose a background shape and color for your icon.
- Type one or two letters, usually initials, as the icon glyph.
- Preview the result at each target size.
- Download the full set of icon files for your site.
Practical scenarios for the Favicon Generator
- Shipping a quick professional favicon for a new project or MVP.
- Producing the Apple touch icon for home-screen bookmarks.
- Refreshing a dated favicon without opening a design tool.
- Creating consistent placeholder icons across multiple small sites.
How the Favicon Generator works under the hood
The generator renders your glyph on canvas at each required size, 16, 32, and 180 pixels plus a scalable SVG, honoring how tiny details vanish at small sizes by keeping shapes bold and simple. Output matches the conventional file set referenced by the standard link tags in head. All rendering and export happen locally, so unreleased branding never leaves your machine.
What the Favicon Generator does not do
Text-based favicons trade distinctiveness for speed; for a final brand mark, start from a designed logo file instead.
Common questions about the Favicon Generator
Which sizes do browsers need?
A 32px favicon covers most tabs, plus 16px for older contexts and 180px for the Apple touch icon.
Why does my icon look blurry?
Fine letterforms blur at 16px; use thick, simple initials for the small sizes.
Is an SVG favicon enough on its own?
Modern browsers accept it, but PNG fallbacks remain the safe default for wide compatibility.
Last reviewed: October 2026.