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Favicon generator: creating an icon for the site

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2026-01-22

A complete guide to creating a favicon: sizes, formats, connection to the site.

What is a favicon?

Favicon is a small icon that appears in browser tabs, bookmarks, and search results. This is an important element of website branding.

Required dimensions

SizeDestination
16x16Browser tab
32x32Taskbar, shortcut
48x48Windows shortcuts
180x180Apple Touch Icon
192x192Android Chrome
512x512PWA icon

Favicon formats

ICO

Classic format, supports multiple sizes in one file. Required for older browsers.

PNG

Modern standard with transparency. Supported by all current browsers.

###SVG

Vector format is ideal for scaling, but support is limited.

How to create a favicon

1.

Upload your logo or image to [Favicon Generator](/tools/favicon-generator)

2.

Set the display to small size

3.

Download a set of icons of all sizes you need

4.

Connect to the site via HTML tags

Connect to the site

Add the appropriate `` tags for each icon size to the `` section of your HTML.

See also: SVG editor, Image compression, Base64 image

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