SVG to Favicon

SVG to favicon conversion here keeps your vector exactly as you made it, as favicon.svg, and draws every raster icon a site also needs from it. Drop the SVG in the box below and download the whole set as one ZIP.

Drop an image here

or tap to choose one. PNG, JPG, WebP, or SVG.

A square image works best. Anything else is scaled to fit and padded, never cropped.

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Convert SVG to favicon files

To convert an SVG to favicon files, drop the .svg on the box above. The vector is drawn at 1,024 pixels on its longest edge, and the ICO and every PNG are made from that drawing, so each size starts from a sharp image rather than from a smaller copy.

The preview shows every file at its true pixel size before you download anything. Check the 16 pixel icon first: it is where thin strokes and small text disappear.

SVG favicon generator output: favicon.svg plus fallbacks

The SVG favicon generator output is the full icon package plus one extra file: favicon.svg, a byte for byte copy of the vector you uploaded. Nothing is re-traced, optimised or rewritten, so what you drew is what ships.

Next to it come the raster files a site still needs: a layered favicon.ico, 16 and 32 pixel PNGs, a 180 pixel apple-touch-icon.png, 192 and 512 pixel PNGs and a maskable icon. The head snippet links favicon.svg with type image/svg+xml alongside the .ico and PNG links, so the page offers every format at once.

SVG to ICO in the same package

SVG to ICO happens in the same step: the package's favicon.ico holds 16, 32 and 48 pixel layers drawn from your SVG. There is no second upload and no separate converter to find.

Because the ICO layers come from the vector drawing, the small sizes are as crisp as the artwork allows. If a layer looks soft, the cause is usually detail that is too fine for 16 pixels, and a simplified mark is the fix.

Can a favicon be an SVG

Yes, a favicon can be an SVG: favicon.svg is linked from the head with rel="icon" and type image/svg+xml, the same way the PNG icons are. Keep the raster files too, because the .ico and PNGs are there for any place that asks for them instead.

An SVG favicon can also stay sharp at any size, which is the main reason to ship one next to the PNGs rather than instead of them.

Preparing an SVG for a favicon

Preparing an SVG for a favicon mostly means keeping it square and simple. A square viewBox avoids padding, bold shapes survive the 16 pixel size, and a mark without fine text reads better in a tab than a full logo with a wordmark.

Because favicon.svg is passed through unchanged, anything your editor left inside the file ships with it. Export a clean SVG, or strip editor metadata first, if file size matters to you.

SVG to favicon questions

Is my SVG changed in any way?

No. favicon.svg in the package is your original file, byte for byte. Only the raster files are drawn from it.

Does the SVG to favicon tool make an ICO too?

Yes. Every package includes a layered favicon.ico with 16, 32 and 48 pixel layers, drawn from your SVG.

Can I use a PNG instead of an SVG?

Yes. PNG, JPG and WebP sources get the same package without favicon.svg, because a raster image is never wrapped in an SVG file.

Is the SVG to favicon converter free?

Yes. The browser tool is free with no account, no card and no watermark, and files are deleted on a short timer.

More favicon converters

More favicon converters on this site, each one the same tool with the same package. Or go back to the free favicon generator.