Free favicon checker

Is your favicon perfect — or not showing up at all? Enter the URL of any page: this free checker finds every icon declaration, downloads and validates each file, and shows how your favicon looks in desktop browsers, Google result pages, iOS and Android.

What does the checker verify?

  • The <link rel="icon">, apple-touch-icon, mask-icon and manifest declarations of the page, plus the default /favicon.ico and /apple-touch-icon.png.
  • That each icon downloads (HTTP status, redirects, content type) and is a real image of the declared type and size.
  • The web app manifest (name, 192x192 and 512x512 icons) and the legacy browserconfig.xml.
  • Google's guidelines: a square favicon, at least 8x8 pixels and ideally larger than 48x48, in a format Google Search supports (PNG, ICO, GIF, JPEG and others; SVG is not on Google's list).

How to check your favicon

  1. Enter the full URL of your home page above and run the check.
  2. Fix any errors first — missing files, wrong sizes or a broken manifest are the usual reasons a favicon does not show up.
  3. Re-check after publishing. Still seeing the old icon? Browsers and Google cache favicons for days: our FAQ explains how to force a refresh.

Need a favicon first? Create one free with the favicon generator. Building a tool? The checker is also available as a free JSON API.