Creating a favicon [closed]

How can I create a favicon for my website?


Searching about favicons, I discovered I needed more than 10 kinds of files to work in all browsers and devices :(

I got pissed and created my own favicon generator, that creates all these files and the correct HTML header for each one of them: faviconit.com

Hope you enjoy it.


If you already have a logo image that you want to transform into a favicon, then you can convert it using http://www.favicomatic.com/. It creates crisp favicons, and I haven't had to edit them after creating them. It will generate favicons at 16x16 and 32x32 and to quote them: "Every damn size, sir!". The site also supports/preserves transparency present in some pngs. Also, their site looks cool and is easy to use.

For example here is a stackoverflow logo: enter image description here

Here are some of the generated favicons:

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They also generate the needed html:

<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="57x57" href="apple-touch-icon-57x57.png" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="114x114" href="apple-touch-icon-114x114.png" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="72x72" href="apple-touch-icon-72x72.png" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="144x144" href="apple-touch-icon-144x144.png" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="60x60" href="apple-touch-icon-60x60.png" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="120x120" href="apple-touch-icon-120x120.png" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="76x76" href="apple-touch-icon-76x76.png" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="152x152" href="apple-touch-icon-152x152.png" />
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="favicon-196x196.png" sizes="196x196" />
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="favicon-96x96.png" sizes="96x96" />
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="favicon-32x32.png" sizes="32x32" />
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="favicon-16x16.png" sizes="16x16" />
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="favicon-128.png" sizes="128x128" />
<meta name="application-name" content="&nbsp;"/>
<meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="#FFFFFF" />
<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="mstile-144x144.png" />
<meta name="msapplication-square70x70logo" content="mstile-70x70.png" />
<meta name="msapplication-square150x150logo" content="mstile-150x150.png" />
<meta name="msapplication-wide310x150logo" content="mstile-310x150.png" />
<meta name="msapplication-square310x310logo" content="mstile-310x310.png" />

I looked at the first 20 or so google results, and this was by far the best.