Support: Favicon Generator
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Common questions
Is my logo uploaded?
No. Every icon is drawn by your browser on your own device from the image or letters you give it, and the ZIP is made there too. Nothing is sent to us or stored.
Which favicon sizes do I actually need?
A favicon.ico holding 16, 32 and 48 px covers every browser; the 32 px PNG is used on sharp screens; the 180 px Apple touch icon is what iPhones show on the home screen; the 192 and 512 px PNGs are what Android and the install prompt use through the manifest. This tool makes all of them, so you do not have to choose.
Where do I put the files?
In the root of your site, next to the home page, so they are reached as /favicon.ico and so on. Then paste the lines from the HTML box into the head of your pages. If you use a site builder or a platform, its settings page usually takes the 512 px PNG or the ICO and places them for you.
Is favicon.ico still needed?
Yes. Browsers and many other programs ask for /favicon.ico without being told, and some older software reads nothing else. The one made here holds three sizes inside, so it looks right in tabs, bookmarks and shortcuts.
Why are the phone icons not transparent?
iPhones and Android phones fill the space behind a see-through icon with black, which is rarely what you want, so the 180, 192 and 512 px icons are saved on the background colour you choose, or white when you keep the small icons transparent. The 16 and 32 px icons and the ICO keep transparency.
Can I make a favicon from a letter?
Yes. Choose A letter, type one or two characters, pick a background and a letter colour, and choose a rounded square, circle or square. It is a clean placeholder until you have a logo, and many sites keep one for good.
What size should the source image be?
A square PNG or SVG of at least 512 px. Smaller images still work but the 512 px icon will be soft. A JPG works too, but it has no transparency and brings its background with it.
Does it make a maskable icon or Windows tiles?
Not as separate files. Set padding of about 10 percent and a background colour, and the 512 px icon works well as a maskable icon too. Windows tiles are no longer needed for modern browsers.
Is it free?
Yes, completely free, with no sign-up and no limit.
Nothing happens when I pick a file
The tool runs entirely in your browser, so a very old browser can fail silently. Try the current Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari. Your files are never uploaded anywhere.