What Is a Favicon Generator?
This tool lets you create the small icon displayed in browser tabs and bookmarks — known as a favicon — from text input or your own images (PNG/SVG). Following 2026 best practices, it generates SVG (with dark mode support), PNG (Apple Touch Icon), ICO (legacy fallback), and a PWA manifest in a single download.
Favicon Best Practices in 2026
Modern browsers recommend the following setup:
- favicon.svg — The primary favicon. Supports dark mode via CSS media queries embedded in SVG
- apple-touch-icon.png — For iOS Safari. A 180×180px PNG
- favicon.ico — Legacy browser fallback. Multi-size ICO containing 16, 32, and 48px variants
- manifest.webmanifest — PWA/Android home screen icon definition
How to Add Favicons to Your HTML
<link rel="icon" href="/favicon.svg" type="image/svg+xml"> <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" sizes="32x32"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/apple-touch-icon.png"> <link rel="manifest" href="/manifest.webmanifest">
FAQ
- Q. What is dark mode support? — A CSS
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark)query is embedded in the SVG favicon, so its colors adapt automatically to the user's OS theme. - Q. Can I use Google Fonts? — Yes, Google Fonts loaded in the browser are used for PNG/ICO rendering. For the SVG favicon, the font family name is specified, but it falls back to a system font if the viewer doesn't have it installed.
- Q. Can I use my own logo? — Absolutely. Switch to "Image" mode and upload your PNG or SVG. The tool embeds it via the SVG
<image>tag with dark mode support. You can set separate light and dark images that switch automatically based on the OS theme.
Fully Browser-Based & Secure
All processing runs entirely in your browser using the Canvas API and JavaScript. No data is ever sent to any external server.
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