# Create a Favicon from Your Logo
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Generate a perfect favicon from your logo. Resize, simplify, and export at 32x32, 180x180, and 192x192px. Free to edit and preview, no signup to try.
### Why Your Favicon Matters
Your Most-Seen Brand Element: A favicon appears in every open browser tab, every bookmark, and every browsing history entry. Users see it far more often than your homepage — sometimes dozens of times a session. A missing or generic favicon (the browser default globe) reads as an unfinished website.
Wordmarks Don't Work at 32 px: The most common favicon mistake: shrinking a horizontal wordmark. At 32×32 pixels, any text becomes an unreadable blur. Use just the icon or symbol part of your logo — or a single bold initial if your logo is text-only. Legibility beats completeness at this size.
Three Sizes, Three Contexts: 32×32 for browser tabs. 180×180 for Apple Touch — iOS uses this when someone saves your site to their home screen, where it sits next to native apps. 192×192 (and 512×512) for PWA manifests — required if you want "Add to home screen" to work on Android.
SVG Favicon for Retina Screens: Modern browsers support — an SVG favicon scales perfectly on Retina and 4K displays without blurring. Export the SVG alongside your PNGs and reference both in your . Browsers pick the best format they support.
### How to Create a Favicon from Your Logo
1. Upload your logo — Drag and drop your logo. Use your logo icon or symbol rather than the full wordmark.
2. Crop to square — Use the crop tool to create a 1:1 square aspect ratio centered on the key element.
3. Adjust colors — Optionally simplify colors for small-size legibility. Add a background if needed.
4. Export at favicon sizes — Export at 32x32px, 180x180px, and 192x192px for complete favicon coverage.
### Favicon Size Requirements
- Browser Tab (32x32): The classic favicon size for browser tabs. Must be recognizable at this tiny size.
- Apple Touch (180x180): Used when users add your site to their iPhone or iPad home screen.
- Android Icon (192x192): Required for Android home screen shortcuts and Progressive Web Apps.
- Bookmark Icon (48x48): Displayed in browser bookmark lists and reading lists at a slightly larger size.
### Frequently asked questions
Q: Should I use my full logo or just the icon?
A: Use your logo icon, symbol, or the first letter of your brand. Full wordmark logos become unreadable at favicon sizes (32x32px). A simple, recognizable shape works best.
Q: What format should my favicon be?
A: Export as PNG for modern browsers. The traditional .ico format is only needed for very old browser support. Most modern setups use PNG favicons referenced in HTML link tags.
Q: Do I need a background on my favicon?
A: It depends on your logo. If your icon is simple and dark, it works on the default tab background. If it is light or has fine details, adding a colored background can improve visibility at small sizes.
Q: How do I add the favicon to my website?
A: Place the favicon files in your website root and add link tags in your HTML head: for browsers and for Apple devices.
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