How do I make a text favicon?

Type a letter or your initials into the generator above, pick a font, shape, and colors, then click Download favicon set. You get a favicon.ico plus every PNG and app-icon size in a ZIP - generated in your browser, nothing uploaded. Copy the files to your site root and paste the included HTML snippet into your .

How do I make an emoji favicon?

Paste any emoji into the text field, or tap one of the emoji picks. The tool renders it onto a favicon at every size and packages the full set. Emoji carry their own colors, so the text-color control is hidden when you use one. Download the ZIP and install it exactly like any other favicon.

Can I use an emoji as a favicon?

Yes. An emoji favicon is just a normal PNG/ICO with the emoji rendered into it, so every browser can show it - including older ones that do not support the newer inline SVG emoji trick. Rendering it to a real icon set also gives you the Apple touch and PWA icons that a single inline emoji cannot.

What size should a text or emoji favicon be?

You do not pick one size - a proper favicon is a set. This tool outputs 16 and 32 for tabs, 48 (the multiple-of-48 size Google prefers), 96, the 180x180 Apple touch icon, and 192/512 for Android and PWA, all from your single glyph. See the favicon sizes guide for the full reference.

Will my emoji favicon look the same in every browser?

The shape is identical everywhere because it is baked into a PNG, but the exact emoji artwork follows the system that rendered it (Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Twemoji draw the same emoji slightly differently). The generator uses your current browser's emoji font, so the downloaded icon matches the preview you see.

Is it free, and is anything uploaded?

It is completely free with no sign-up, no watermark, and no limits. Everything runs locally in your browser using the Canvas API, so your text, emoji, and generated icons never leave your device. That also makes it instant.

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Text & Emoji Favicon Generator

Type a letter, your initials, or drop in an emoji and this free generator renders a complete favicon set live - favicon.ico plus every PNG, Apple touch, and PWA size - entirely in your browser, with nothing uploaded and no sign-up.

Text or emoji

Up to 3 characters keep it legible at 16px. Paste any emoji.

Font

Shape

TextBackgroundTransparentBold

32px

16px tab

100% in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

Text favicon or emoji favicon, in seconds

Not every project starts from a polished logo. Sometimes you just need a clean initial in your brand color, or a friendly emoji, to give a new site, a docs page, or a side project a real identity in the browser tab. This text favicon generator and emoji favicon generator does exactly that: it draws your glyph onto a proper icon and exports the full set every browser and platform expects - not just a lone 32x32 PNG.

Type up to three characters for initials, or paste any emoji. Pick a font, a shape, and your colors, and watch the live preview - including a true 16px browser-tab render, because that is where most favicons actually live and where thin or busy designs fall apart.

What you get in the download

One click produces a ZIP with everything wired up, identical in structure to a set made from a real logo:

favicon.ico - a real multi-resolution ICO bundling 16, 32, and 48, the universal baseline every browser auto-requests.
PNG favicons - 16, 32, 48, and 96, including the 48px-multiple size Google prefers for the icon beside your search result.
apple-touch-icon.png - 180x180 for the iOS home screen, exported opaque so iOS never composites your glyph onto black.
Android and PWA icons - 192 and 512, plus a site.webmanifest with a maskable entry so Android launchers do not crop your mark.
A copy-paste HTML snippet - the exact <head> tags, so wiring it up is one paste.

How to make a text or emoji favicon

Type your text or pick an emoji. Enter a letter, two or three initials, or paste an emoji. The preview updates live, including a true 16px browser-tab view so you can see it small.
Style it. Choose a font, a shape (rounded, circle, or square), and your text and background colors - or make the background transparent.
Download the set. Click Download favicon set to get a ZIP with a multi-resolution favicon.ico, every PNG size, the Apple touch icon, Android and PWA icons, a web manifest, and a copy-paste HTML snippet.
Install it. Copy the files to your site root and paste the included <head> snippet. Hard-refresh to clear the old icon.

Tips for a favicon that reads at 16px

Prefer one or two characters. Three can work in a bold, condensed font, but a single strong initial almost always reads cleaner in a tab.
Go high-contrast: a light glyph on a saturated background (or the reverse) survives the shrink to 16px far better than subtle tones.
Rounded or circle shapes feel more app-like on the iOS and Android home screen; square maximizes the glyph size in a browser tab.
Emoji already carry their own detail and color - keep the background simple (or transparent) so the emoji does the talking.

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Got a real logo? Generate the full set

When you are ready to use your actual logo, drop it into the main generator for the complete favicon and app-icon set with background removal - favicon.ico, every PNG, Apple, Android, PWA and maskable icons, plus the manifest and HTML snippet. Free, no sign-up, nothing uploaded.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I make a text favicon?: Type a letter or your initials into the generator above, pick a font, shape, and colors, then click Download favicon set. You get a favicon.ico plus every PNG and app-icon size in a ZIP - generated in your browser, nothing uploaded. Copy the files to your site root and paste the included HTML snippet into your <head>.
How do I make an emoji favicon?: Paste any emoji into the text field, or tap one of the emoji picks. The tool renders it onto a favicon at every size and packages the full set. Emoji carry their own colors, so the text-color control is hidden when you use one. Download the ZIP and install it exactly like any other favicon.
Can I use an emoji as a favicon?: Yes. An emoji favicon is just a normal PNG/ICO with the emoji rendered into it, so every browser can show it - including older ones that do not support the newer inline SVG emoji trick. Rendering it to a real icon set also gives you the Apple touch and PWA icons that a single inline emoji cannot.
What size should a text or emoji favicon be?: You do not pick one size - a proper favicon is a set. This tool outputs 16 and 32 for tabs, 48 (the multiple-of-48 size Google prefers), 96, the 180x180 Apple touch icon, and 192/512 for Android and PWA, all from your single glyph. See the favicon sizes guide for the full reference.
Will my emoji favicon look the same in every browser?: The shape is identical everywhere because it is baked into a PNG, but the exact emoji artwork follows the system that rendered it (Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Twemoji draw the same emoji slightly differently). The generator uses your current browser's emoji font, so the downloaded icon matches the preview you see.
Is it free, and is anything uploaded?: It is completely free with no sign-up, no watermark, and no limits. Everything runs locally in your browser using the Canvas API, so your text, emoji, and generated icons never leave your device. That also makes it instant.

Keep reading

New to favicons? Start with the complete favicon guide and the favicon sizes reference. Want to convert an existing image instead? See convert to favicon, or get platform-specific install steps. Once your icons are live, verify them with the favicon checker.