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Practical writing about favicon sizes, PWA manifest icons and icon formats — from the people who built the generator.

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Favicon sizes every site needs in 2026 (and the ones you can skip)

The old favicon checklist had eighteen files on it. Six will do now — here is what each one is for, which link tags to write, and what you can safely leave out.

6 min read
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PWA manifest icons and maskable safe zones explained

Why an installed web app shows your logo shrunk inside a white circle, what purpose maskable really changes, and how much of the canvas you are allowed to use.

6 min read
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SVG vs PNG for icons: sharpness, size and where each breaks

Vector icons scale forever and PNGs guarantee pixels. Here is what each format does to your logo at 16 px, and which one every platform still insists on.

6 min read