create-favicon
Creates a minimal set of favicons that are compatible with most environments, based on this article by Evil Martians.
Source image must be at least 512x512, preferably a square SVG.
The generated files are:
- 32x32 favicon (for older devices)
- 180x180 PNG icon for Apple devices
- 192x192 PNG icon for Android devices
- 512x512 PNG icon for Android devices
- Web manifest files pointing to the two larger PNG icons
- (If source is an SVG) An SVG icon for modern browsers - this also supports dark mode
Outputs the HTML needed to link these files up on success. Available as a CLI tool and as an API.
CLI usage
## Install globally and run
npm install -g create-favicon
create-favicon <path-to-image> [output-dir]
## Run straight from npm (separate flags with --)
npm create favicon <path-to-image> [output-dir]
npm create favicon <path-to-image> [output-dir] -- --overwrite
## Or use npx (separate flags with --)
npx create-favicon <path-to-image> [output-dir]
npx create-favicon <path-to-image> [output-dir] -- --no-warnCLI options
<path-to-image> Source image
[output-dir] Output directory (default: ./favicons)
--overwrite Overwrite existing files (default: false)
--base-path <path> Base path for printed HTML and web manifest (default: /)
--no-warn Disable warnings (default: false)
--no-manifest Skip outputting a webmanifest (default: false)
-h, --help Display this message
-v, --version Display version number
API usage
import {createFavicon} from 'create-favicon'
// Outputs the files to the current working directory + /favicons,
// and returns the HTML to be inserted into the <head> of your HTML document
const {html} = await createFavicon({sourceFile: '/path/to/some/file.svg'})
// You can also specify the output directory:
const {html} = await createFavicon({
sourceFile: '/path/to/some/file.svg',
outputDir: '/path/to/output/dir',
})
// If your files are not going to be placed at the root of your domain,
// you will have to specify a custom base path:
const {html} = await createFavicon({
sourceFile: '/path/to/some/file.svg',
basePath: '/my/app',
})
// If you want to overwrite existing files, pass the `overwrite` option:
const {html} = await createFavicon({
sourceFile: '/path/to/some/file.svg',
overwrite: true,
})
// Warnings can be silenced by passing `false` to the `warn` option:
const {html} = await createFavicon({
sourceFile: '/path/to/some/file.svg',
warn: false,
})
// Manifest generation can be disabled:
const {html} = await createFavicon({
sourceFile: '/path/to/some/file.svg',
manifest: false,
})
// The favicon generator can also take a URL as input:
const {html} = await createFavicon({sourceFile: 'https://example.com/sourceLogo.svg'})
// For advanced HTTP cases (need to configure proxies, redirects etc),
// pull the image down yourself and pass it to the generator as a buffer:
const myImage = await someFetcher({
url: 'https://example.com/sourceLogo.svg',
}).then((res) => res.buffer())
const {html} = await createFavicon({sourceFile: myImage})License
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