Sample ICO Files — Favicons & Windows Icons
Download free sample ICO files — browser favicons (16×16 to 48×48), a multi-size ICO with all sizes combined, and a 256×256 Windows application icon.
ICOfavicon-16.ico
16×16
Verified file details
- Filename
- favicon-16.ico
- Exact size
- 1,150 bytes
- Displayed size
- 1 KB
- MIME type
- image/x-icon
- Dimensions
- 16 x 16 px
- License
- CC0 / Public Domain
- Download URL
- https://truefilesize.com/files/ico/favicon-16.ico
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ICOfavicon-32.ico
32×32
Verified file details
- Filename
- favicon-32.ico
- Exact size
- 4,286 bytes
- Displayed size
- 4 KB
- MIME type
- image/x-icon
- Dimensions
- 32 x 32 px
- License
- CC0 / Public Domain
- Download URL
- https://truefilesize.com/files/ico/favicon-32.ico
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ICOfavicon-48.ico
48×48
Verified file details
- Filename
- favicon-48.ico
- Exact size
- 9,662 bytes
- Displayed size
- 9 KB
- MIME type
- image/x-icon
- Dimensions
- 48 x 48 px
- License
- CC0 / Public Domain
- Download URL
- https://truefilesize.com/files/ico/favicon-48.ico
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ICOfavicon-multi.ico
Verified file details
- Filename
- favicon-multi.ico
- Exact size
- 15,086 bytes
- Displayed size
- 15 KB
- MIME type
- image/x-icon
- License
- CC0 / Public Domain
- Download URL
- https://truefilesize.com/files/ico/favicon-multi.ico
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ICOapp-icon.ico
256×256
Verified file details
- Filename
- app-icon.ico
- Exact size
- 353,118 bytes
- Displayed size
- 345 KB
- MIME type
- image/x-icon
- Dimensions
- 256 x 256 px
- License
- CC0 / Public Domain
- Download URL
- https://truefilesize.com/files/ico/app-icon.ico
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How to use ICO files
Browser favicon (HTML)
<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico">Modern approach (PNG favicon)
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="32x32" href="/favicon-32.png">
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="16x16" href="/favicon-16.png">Next.js App Router
// Place favicon.ico in app/ directory — auto-detectedTechnical specifications
| Format | ICO (Windows Icon) |
| Contains | One or more PNG/BMP images at different sizes |
| Common sizes | 16×16, 32×32, 48×48, 256×256 |
| Used by | Browser favicons, Windows desktop icons |
| Multi-size | Single .ico can contain all sizes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I use ICO or PNG for my favicon?
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