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Favicon Generator

Build a favicon from emoji or text.

beats favicon.io edge: Emoji + text rendering
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180 · apple-touch-icon
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Guide

About Favicon Generator

Generate a favicon from an emoji 🎯 or 1-2 letters. Pick background color, rounded corners, font weight. Download a multi-size ICO plus individual PNGs for 16, 32, 48, 96, 192, 512, plus the <code>apple-touch-icon.png</code> at 180×180. Drop the bundle into <code>public/</code> and update your <code>&lt;head&gt;</code>.

What “favicon” actually means now

Originally — favicon.ico in the site root, the small icon next to your tab title. Now it spans a half-dozen sizes and formats:

  • favicon.ico — multi-resolution ICO for legacy browsers (still asked for)
  • favicon.svg — vector, scales to any DPI, modern browsers prefer it
  • apple-touch-icon.png — 180×180, what iOS uses for “Add to Home Screen”
  • 192×192 / 512×512 PNG — referenced by site.webmanifest for PWA install

Skipping any of these does not break your site, but each missing piece is a small rough edge — a fuzzy icon on iOS, a generic install icon, a browser request that 404s.

How to use the output

  1. Click “Generate” with your chosen emoji/letters/color.
  2. Download the ZIP — contains every size labeled.
  3. Drop the files in your public/ folder.
  4. Add the <link> tags to <head> (the tool emits the snippet).

For Astro, Next, Vite, and most modern stacks, that is everything.

Common workflows

Bootstrapping a side project. No designer? Pick an emoji that fits the project, set a background, ship. Looks polished without spending a Figma session.

Replacing a placeholder favicon. Your hosting provider’s default is in place. Generate a real one in 30 seconds.

Building consistent branding. Same letters across products with different background colors. Keeps the family while differentiating.

Testing what works at 16×16. The hardest test for any logo. The preview at small size tells you if the design holds up.

Why a tool does this better

Manually building each size means resizing, exporting, naming, and consistency-checking. Skip the design grind — pick a glyph, pick a color, ship the bundle. The complete favicon set takes more discipline than design talent at this step.

Frequently asked questions

What sizes do modern sites need?
favicon.ico (multi-size 16/32/48), favicon.svg (vector, modern browsers), apple-touch-icon.png (180×180 for iOS home screen), and 192/512 for the webmanifest. We bundle them all.
Should I prefer emoji or letters?
Emoji reads well at any size and survives in a browser tab. Letters work when your brand has a recognizable two-letter mark. Test both at 16×16 — what is unrecognizable at that size loses.
Will Safari render the emoji?
Yes — favicons are rendered as PNGs, not glyphs. The emoji looks the same on all platforms because it is rasterized once and shipped as image bytes.
How do I use the output?
Drop the files in public/. Add to <head>: <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico">, <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/favicon.svg">, <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/apple-touch-icon.png">.
Can I customize the background?
Yes. Pick any color, including transparent. For maximum legibility against both light and dark browser chrome, use a brand color with high contrast against the foreground.
What about animated favicons?
Skip them. They are distracting, broken in many browsers, and not worth the maintenance. A clean static favicon performs better.

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Last updated: 2025-01-15