From browser tabs and bookmarks to Google Search snippets and iOS home screens, the exact favicon sizes and HTML tags every site needs.

Why your favicon matters for brand trust

Power users keep dozens of tabs open at once. When tab widths shrink the page title disappears and your 16x16 icon becomes the only visual anchor helping visitors find your site again.

Google also displays your favicon beside your URL in mobile and desktop search results, so a weak or missing icon costs you recognition in the listings themselves.

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Essential favicon dimensions checklist

To render crisply across desktop browsers, Google Search, iPhone and Android, include this core set:

  • favicon.ico (32x32): legacy and universal root fallback.
  • favicon-16x16.png and favicon-32x32.png: standard and Retina desktop tabs.
  • favicon-48x48.png: the multiple of 48px that Google Search requires.
  • apple-touch-icon.png (180x180): iOS Safari home-screen web clips.
  • android-chrome-192x192.png and 512x512.png: Android shortcuts and PWA splash screens.