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Favicon Generator

Generate favicon PNGs in multiple sizes from an image or text.

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About the Favicon Generator

The Favicon Generator produces ready-to-use favicon PNGs in every size modern browsers expect, from a text monogram or a source image. Switch between the "From Text" and "From Image" tabs to pick your approach. In text mode you type one or two characters, set the font size, and choose background and text colors; the tool then renders your initials on a canvas at 16, 32, 48, 64, and 180 pixels. Image mode accepts PNG, JPG, WebP, or SVG files and center-crops them to fit each square, keeping logos legible at the smallest sizes. Every size gets its own PNG download button, and "Download all sizes" grabs the full set in one click. This favicon PNG set generator answers a real workflow need: hand-exporting a logo at five sizes in an editor is tedious, and online generators usually require uploads to third-party servers. Here the rendering is purely client-side, so a brand-in-progress logo never leaves your machine. Whether you are refreshing a browser tab icon or building a web app manifest, this tool turns minutes of editor work into a few clicks.

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Examples

Input
From Text tab: text "FL", background #0f172a, text color #f8fafc, font size 80%.
Output
Five PNGs (favicon-16x16.png through favicon-180x180.png) with a dark slate square and bold cream "FL" centered.
Note: The default palette matches the site theme; two-character monograms render crisply even at 16px.
Input
From Image tab: a 1024×1024 square logo PNG.
Output
The logo scaled and center-cropped into 16, 32, 48, 64, and 180 pixel squares.
Note: The high-quality smoothing keeps edges clean; the checkerboard preview reveals any transparency.
Input
From Text tab: text "A", background #ffffff, text color #000000, font size 200%.
Output
A high-contrast black "A" filling most of the white square across all five sizes.
Note: Raising font size above 100% is a quick way to make a single letter fill the canvas.

How to use

  1. 1

    Pick the "From Text" or "From Image" tab at the top of the tool.

  2. 2

    For text: enter 1–2 characters, adjust the "Font size" percentage, and set the Background and Text color pickers.

  3. 3

    For an image: click "Choose image" and select a square PNG, JPG, WebP, or SVG.

  4. 4

    Review the generated favicons grid with its checkerboard previews.

  5. 5

    Click the "PNG" button under any size, or use "Download all sizes" for the complete set.

Common use cases

  • Creating a browser tab icon for a new startup before a designer delivers final brand assets.
  • Generating all five sizes needed by a web app manifest in one pass.
  • Building a text-monogram favicon for a personal blog that has no logo yet.
  • Exporting a 180px Apple touch icon from an existing logo.
  • Previewing how a logo degrades at 16px before committing to a redesign.
  • Producing a favicon set for a local dev server without installing image tools.

Best practices

  • Start from a square image — the center-crop preserves the middle of the logo where the detail lives.
  • Keep text monograms to two characters or fewer so strokes stay visible at 16px.
  • Use the checkerboard preview to check that transparency behaves the way you expect.
  • Pick high-contrast text and background colors; muted pairs disappear at browser-tab sizes.
  • Download the full set rather than a single 16px file when the site will run on Apple devices too.

Tips

  • Try font size 80–120% for balanced monograms that don't touch the edges.
  • Click an individual "PNG" button to grab just the size your manifest needs.
  • The 180px preview doubles as an Apple touch icon check.
  • Swap tabs without losing work — each mode keeps its own settings.

Frequently asked questions

It renders 16, 32, 48, 64, and 180 pixel squares. The 180px file works as an Apple touch icon, while the smaller sizes cover browser tabs, bookmarks, and most manifest requirements.

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