The Complete Favicon Size Cheat Sheet for 2026

The modern favicon set is a bundle, not a single file. Browsers, mobile devices, and install surfaces each look for different assets.

The core set

Keep favicon.ico for legacy fallback, favicon-16x16.png and favicon-32x32.png for browser tabs, apple-touch-icon.png at 180x180, and Android or PWA icons at 192x192 and 512x512.

The manifest matters

A site.webmanifest tells install surfaces where to find app icons and how to present the site. Even if your site is not a full PWA, the manifest keeps the icon set organized.

Design for 16px first

The smallest favicon is the harshest test. If a mark survives at 16x16, it will usually survive the rest of the set. Remove text, simplify detail, and increase contrast.

Test after deployment

Local previews are not enough. Upload the files, check the rendered page source, and make sure the URLs work from the public site root or framework asset path.

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