Text Favicon Generator

Create simple, effective text-based favicons.

Live Preview:
16px 16px
32px 32px
48px 48px

Design Settings

Installation

1. Download and unzip the package.
2. Upload files to your website root.
3. Paste this code into your HTML <head>.

<link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="/apple-touch-icon.png">
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="32x32" href="/favicon-32x32.png">
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="16x16" href="/favicon-16x16.png">
<link rel="manifest" href="/site.webmanifest">

Free Online Text Favicon Generator

GetFree.pk’s Text Favicon Generator is a powerful, free online tool that allows you to create professional, lightweight favicons using text, initials, or letters without needing any image editing software. Instantly generate high-quality icons in multiple sizes for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and mobile devices directly in your browser.

Why Use a Text-Based Favicon?

Not every website has a graphical logo ready when they launch. For developers building side projects, bloggers starting new sites, or startups looking for quick branding, a text-based favicon is the perfect solution. They are:

  • Incredibly Lightweight: Text favicons have smaller file sizes compared to complex images, slightly improving page load times.
  • Highly Legible: A single letter or two initials are much easier to read at 16x16 pixels than a scaled-down complex logo.
  • Clean & Modern: Many top tech companies use simple lettermarks for their favicons because they look sharp and professional on high-resolution Retina displays.

How to Create Your Lettermark Favicon

  1. Enter Your Text: Type 1 to 3 characters in the text input (e.g., the initials of your website).
  2. Choose Your Font: Select from a curated list of beautiful Google Fonts, ranging from elegant scripts like Pacifico to clean sans-serifs like Montserrat.
  3. Customize Colors: Pick a text color and background color that matches your brand identity using the color pickers.
  4. Select Shape: Choose whether you want the background to be a circle, a square with rounded corners, or a sharp square.
  5. Download: Once you are happy with the live preview, click "Download Package" to receive a ZIP file containing the favicon.ico and all necessary sizes for modern browsers and mobile home screens.

Privacy and Security

This tool operates 100% on the client side. That means the favicon generation happens using the computing power of your own device and browser via HTML5 Canvas. Your text, color choices, and generated icons are never uploaded to our servers, ensuring your data remains completely private.