The 2026 Web Icon Standards (Cheat Sheet)
The days of just generating a single `favicon.ico` are long gone. Modern browsers and operating systems
(iOS, Android, Windows) require a layered approach to app icons. Below is the strict subset of files our
generator builds for you, perfectly optimized for 2026 standards.
| File Name |
Resolution |
Purpose / Target |
favicon.ico |
32x32 |
Legacy support (IE) and strict desktop browser fallbacks. Our encoder builds a true ICO
header. |
favicon-16x16.png |
16x16 |
Standard high-speed browser tab rendering for most desktop browsers. |
favicon-32x32.png |
32x32 |
Retina/High-DPI display browser tabs and Taskbar pinning constraints. |
apple-touch-icon.png |
180x180 |
When an iOS user selects "Add to Home Screen". Must be square (Apple automatically
rounds the corners). |
android-chrome-192x192.png |
192x192 |
Google recommended standard icon for Android home screen apps and PWA bootstrapping.
|
android-chrome-512x512.png |
512x512 |
High-res splash screen graphic utilized by Android when booting up your PWA application.
|
site.webmanifest |
JSON |
The brain of the PWA. App Name, theme color, and the pointer directing the OS to your
cached icons. |
Why Dark Mode Previews Matter
If your branding revolves around a dark logo (for example, black text or a black icon with a transparent
background), it will completely vanish when a user switches their browser or OS to Dark Mode (which over
50% of developers use). Using our Live Dark Mode Preview guarantees you catch this
usability flaw. You can immediately utilize our "Background Color" override to inject a white safety
circle behind your icon before generating the final ZIP.