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Favicon Generator

Create crisp website icons from an emoji, text monogram, or custom picture. Preview across real device mockups and download a complete ZIP package with HTML snippets.

1. Choose Icon Type

Emoji:

2. Shape & Background

Solid FillLinear Gradient

#3b82f6

Icon Size Scale70%

Live Mockup Preview

My Cool App×

🔒https://myapp.com

Apple Touch Icon (180x180)

iOS Home Screen & Bookmarks

High-DPI Retina resolution

<!-- Favicon & Touch Icons -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="32x32" href="/favicon-32x32.png">
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="16x16" href="/favicon-16x16.png">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="/apple-touch-icon.png">
<link rel="manifest" href="/site.webmanifest">
<meta name="theme-color" content="#3b82f6">

Multi-Platform Favicon Specifications & Best Practices

1Standard Modern Icon Sizes (Desktop, iOS & Android)

16×16 px: The microscopic icon used inside classic desktop browser tabs and address bars. Requires bold, simplified geometry with high contrast so details remain legible.
32×32 px: Default standard resolution for high-DPI desktop browser tabs (Retina displays), bookmarks, and Safari pinned tabs.
180×180 px: The mandatory Apple Touch Icon specification for iOS home screen bookmarks, iPad shortcuts, and Safari favorite cards. iOS automatically rounds the corners, so always use a square canvas without manual pre-rounded corners.
192×192 & 512×512 px: Progressive Web App (PWA) requirements declared in site.webmanifest for Android launcher icons and splash screens.

2Dark Mode Compatibility & Background Fills

A frequent mistake web developers make is using a pure black or pure transparent favicon with dark strokes. When users switch their browser to Dark Mode, transparent dark icons completely vanish into the dark browser tab background.

• Use solid or tinted backgrounds to guarantee contrast

• Keep internal glyph padding between 15% and 25%

• Test both light chrome and dark obsidian browser themes

Our generator automatically packages all necessary PNG variants into a single downloadable ZIP alongside a valid site.webmanifest file to ensure 100% compliance across modern browsers.