Favicon Generator Complete Guide: Multi-Size ICO, Apple Touch & PWA Icons

Every modern website needs more than a single 16x16 pixel icon. Desktop browsers, dark-mode tabs, Google Search results (SERP), iOS Safari Home Screen shortcuts, and Android Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) each expect specific dimensions and container formats.

With the Favicon & App Icon Generator, you can design and export an entire production-ready icon suite in seconds—from text initials, emojis, or uploaded PNG/SVG artwork—100% locally in your browser.

1. Essential Favicon Sizes & Files You Actually Need in 2026

Instead of generating 30 obsolete browser-specific tags from 2014, modern web standards require a clean, focused set of files:

2. How to Create Your Favicon Package Step by Step

1. Open the Favicon & App Icon Generator.
2. Select Your Icon Source:
   • Text / Monogram: Enter 1–4 characters (such as your brand initials), pick a font style, and adjust font scale.
   • Image / SVG: Drop a transparent PNG or vector SVG. (Need to recolor your SVG first? Use our SVG Viewer & Optimizer to tweak HEX colors before uploading.)
   • Emoji: Pick a clean emoji icon for side projects or internal dashboards.
3. Customize Background, Corner Radius & Safe Padding:
   • Choose Gradient, Solid (pick accessible brand colors with the Color Picker), or Transparent.
   • Set corner radius (22% matches iOS app icon curvature, 50% creates a circle) and add 10%–15% padding so artwork never clips.
4. Verify in Live Light/Dark Tab & Google SERP Previews:
   • Dark-colored logos often disappear on dark browser tabs. Check the Browser Tab (Dark) and Google Search Result Snippet mockups before exporting.
5. Download & Add to Your HTML <head>:
   • Click Download All Files and place them in your site's public/ or root directory, then copy the generated <link> snippet into your <head>.