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GlobTool

Favicon Generator

Make favicon.ico and the PNG icon sizes a website needs

FreeNo accountUp to 50 MB

Drop a square logo here

or

JPG · PNG · WEBPup to 50 MB

Files are processed on GlobTool’s server, never shared, and deleted automatically after about an hour. How files are handled

About Favicon Generator

Upload a square logo or symbol and get a ZIP with favicon.ico and PNG versions in the sizes browsers, bookmarks and phone home screens use.

Start from a square PNG of at least 512 × 512 px with a transparent background. Non-square images are fitted into a square.

Adding the icons to your site

  • Unzip the download and copy favicon.ico to the root folder of your site, next to your home page.
  • Copy the PNG files to the same folder.
  • Reference them in the <head> of your pages with <link rel="icon"> tags, and the largest PNG with <link rel="apple-touch-icon">.
  • Reload with the cache cleared; browsers keep old favicons for a long time.

Designing for 16 pixels

At the smallest size, details vanish. A single letter or a bold symbol in strong colours works better than a full logo with text.

How to use it

  1. 1Choose or drop a square logo
  2. 2Generate the icons
  3. 3Download the ZIP and add the files to your site

Questions

What do I put in my HTML?

Place favicon.ico in your site’s root folder; browsers find it there. Link the PNG icons with <link rel="icon"> and <link rel="apple-touch-icon"> tags.

What image works best?

A simple, bold symbol. Fine detail and small text disappear at 16 × 16 px.

Is transparency kept?

Yes, in favicon.ico and the PNG files.

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