Free Favicon Generator — Create All Sizes Instantly
Generate favicons in all sizes (16x16 to 512x512) from an image, text, or emoji with download as ZIP and HTML link tags. Runs entirely in your browser.
How to Use the Favicon Generator
- Choose input — upload an image or type text/emoji for your favicon.
- Set background — pick a background color for the favicon.
- Choose shape — square, rounded, or circle for the background.
- Preview — see all 6 sizes rendered on canvas elements.
- Download — get all sizes as individual PNGs in a ZIP file, or download specific sizes.
- Copy HTML — grab the link tags for your HTML head section.
Why Use This Favicon Generator
A favicon is the small icon displayed in browser tabs, bookmarks, and home screens. Having proper favicons in all required sizes ensures your site looks professional across all platforms and devices. This tool generates all necessary sizes from a single image input.
The Apple Touch Icon (180×180) is required for iOS home screen bookmarks. The Android Chrome icon (192×192) is used for Android PWA. The maskable icon (512×512) supports Android's adaptive icon system. This tool handles all of these automatically.
Frequently Asked Questions
PNG is the most widely supported format for favicons. For modern browsers, SVG favicons provide perfect scaling at any size. The .ico format is still used for maximum compatibility (especially IE). This tool generates PNG files that work in all browsers.
At minimum you need: 16×16 (browser tab), 32×32 (Windows taskbar), and 180×180 (Apple Touch Icon). For PWA support, add 192×192 and 512×512. This tool generates all 6 required sizes automatically.
No. All image processing happens in your browser using the Canvas API. The image is never uploaded to any server and remains only in your browser's memory while the page is open.
Use Cases
Logo to Favicon
Create favicons from logos by converting your brand image into all required icon sizes for web browsers and apps.
Multi-Size Generation
Generate all required icon sizes automatically from a single image to ensure compatibility across all devices and platforms.
Apple Touch Icons
Produce Apple touch icons for iOS devices to ensure your website looks professional when added to iPhone and iPad home screens.
PWA Manifest Icons
Create PWA manifest icons for progressive web apps to provide proper iconography for install prompts and home screen shortcuts.
Image to Favicon Format
Convert images to favicon format with proper sizing, compression, and optimization for fast loading in web browsers.