How to Get a Favicon from Any Website
Five reliable ways to get a website's favicon — a free tool, the favicon API, /favicon.ico, the page source, or DevTools. Grab any site's icon as ICO, PNG, or SVG in seconds.
1 min readThere are several ways to get a favicon from a website, from a one-click tool to a raw URL you can paste into your browser. This guide covers the five most reliable methods, when to use each, and how to grab the highest-quality version of the icon.
5 ways to get a favicon
- Use the Favicon Fetcher — paste a URL and it lists every icon the site exposes, in every size, ready to copy or download. Fastest for most people.
- Hotlink the favicon API — drop https://favicon.run/favicon?domain=example.com&sz=128 straight into an <img> tag. No hosting, no signup.
- Try /favicon.ico directly — most sites serve their icon at https://example.com/favicon.ico. It's usually the 16x16 version.
- Read the page source — open the site's HTML and look for <link rel="icon"> and <link rel="apple-touch-icon"> tags; their href attributes point to every icon size.
- Use browser DevTools — open the Network tab, reload the page, and filter by "icon" to see every favicon request the browser makes.
Tips for the best result
- The Fetcher finds every size at once; /favicon.ico alone is often just the 16x16 fallback.
- For the sharpest icon, grab the PNG or SVG from the site's <link> tags rather than favicon.ico.
- Hotlink via the API so you never have to host or update the icon yourself.
- apple-touch-icon is the high-resolution icon iOS uses for 'Add to Home Screen' — usually 180x180.
- If one method fails, the site may block automated requests or use a non-standard setup — try another method or the Favicon Checker.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the easiest way to get a favicon from a website?+
Paste the URL into the Favicon Fetcher. It scans the page and /favicon.ico and lists every icon size in one place — free, no signup.
Can I get a favicon using only the URL, with no tool?+
Yes. Most sites expose /favicon.ico at their root (e.g. https://example.com/favicon.ico), and the <link rel="icon"> tags in the page source point to the other sizes. The Fetcher just automates finding all of them.
How do I hotlink a favicon without hosting it?+
Use the favicon API: https://favicon.run/favicon?domain=example.com&sz=128 in an <img> tag. It serves and caches the icon with permissive CORS, so it works from any website.
What size favicon should I get?+
For a browser tab, 16x16 or 32x32. For high-resolution displays, use the apple-touch-icon (180x180) or the largest PNG the site publishes. The Fetcher shows every size so you can pick.
Why does a website show no favicon?+
It may not publish one, may block automated requests, or serve it under a non-standard path. Try the /favicon.ico URL directly, check the page source, or run the Favicon Checker to diagnose.
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Enter a URL and get every favicon the site exposes, plus one-line embed code.
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Type a letter or pick an emoji, choose colors, and generate a full favicon package.
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