How do I add favicons to my website?

We provide the HTML code to copy into your site's section. Place the favicon files in your website's root directory or specified path.

Favicon Maker

Create complete favicon packages with ICO, PNG, Apple Touch, Android, and Microsoft tile icons.

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What is a Favicon?

A favicon (favorite icon) is the small icon displayed in browser tabs, bookmarks, and mobile home screens that represents your website. Our favicon maker helps you create complete favicon packages with all the sizes and formats needed for modern browsers and devices.

Complete Package: All sizes for browsers and devices.

ICO Format: Classic favicon format for all browsers.

Apple Touch: Icons for iOS home screen.

Android Icons: PWA-ready manifest icons.

How to Create Favicons

Choose Creation Method

Upload an image or create a text-based favicon from scratch.

Customize Design

Adjust colors, text, background, and other styling options.

Preview All Sizes

See how your favicon looks at different sizes and contexts.

Download Package

Download all favicon files and HTML code for your website.

Features & Benefits

Image Upload

Convert any image into a complete favicon set.

Text Favicons

Create simple, elegant favicons from text/letters.

ICO Generation

Multi-resolution .ico file for broad browser support.

Apple Touch Icons

180x180 and other sizes for iOS devices.

Android Icons

192x192 and 512x512 for PWA manifests.

HTML Code

Get the HTML code to add favicons to your site.

Who Uses This Tool?

Web Developers

Generating a complete favicon set for a new site launch

Web developers use the favicon maker to produce every required size and format from a single source image when deploying a new site. The generated HTML snippet can be pasted directly into the site's head section, eliminating the tedious process of manually creating and linking each icon size.

Startup Founders

Creating a quick brand presence before a logo is finalized

Startup founders who need a web presence immediately use the text-based favicon option to generate a clean letter-mark icon from their brand initials. This provides a professional-looking browser tab icon within minutes, serving as a placeholder until a full brand identity is designed.

Bloggers and Content Creators

Establishing visual identity across browsers and bookmarks

Bloggers create a distinctive favicon so their site stands out among dozens of open tabs and saved bookmarks in readers' browsers. A recognizable icon reinforces brand recall and makes it easy for returning visitors to locate the site quickly.

PWA Developers

Preparing manifest icons for installable web apps

Developers building Progressive Web Apps need 192x192 and 512x512 icons for the web app manifest alongside traditional browser favicons. The favicon maker generates all required sizes in a single download, ensuring the app looks polished when installed on Android and iOS home screens.

Pro Tips

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Start with a square source image of at least 512x512 pixels to ensure the favicon looks crisp at every generated size, since upscaling a small image will produce blurry results.
2.
Use simple, bold shapes with high contrast for your favicon design - intricate details and thin lines disappear entirely at 16x16 pixels, which is the size displayed in most browser tabs.
3.
Test your favicon against both light and dark browser themes by previewing it on different backgrounds, as a white icon on a light tab bar or a dark icon on a dark bar will be invisible.
4.
Include both the ICO file for legacy browser support and PNG files for modern browsers in your HTML - this ensures every visitor sees your icon regardless of their browser version.

Frequently Asked Questions

Modern websites need multiple sizes: 16x16 and 32x32 for browsers, 180x180 for Apple devices, and 192x192/512x512 for Android PWAs. Our tool generates all of these.

You can, but simple designs with clear shapes and high contrast work best at small sizes. Complex photos may become unrecognizable at 16x16 pixels.

ICO is a special format that contains multiple icon sizes in one file. It's the traditional favicon format with the best browser compatibility.

We provide the HTML code to copy into your site's <head> section. Place the favicon files in your website's root directory or specified path.