Apple Touch Icon Generator
Create the apple-touch-icon (180×180) iOS uses for home-screen shortcuts — plus a full favicon set and the link tag — in your browser.
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The icon iOS shows on the home screen
When someone adds your site to their iPhone or iPad home screen, iOS looks for an apple-touch-icon — a 180×180 PNG referenced with a specific link tag. This tool generates it from your image, along with the rest of a modern favicon set so every device is covered.
Because iOS does not use transparency for these icons, you can set a solid background and a touch of padding so your logo fills the rounded tile nicely. The matching HTML line is included so you can paste and go.
How to make an apple-touch-icon
- Add your image — a square logo at high resolution gives the cleanest result.
- Set a background — pick a solid color, since iOS icons aren't transparent.
- Adjust padding — leave a small margin so the mark isn't cut by the rounded mask.
- Download & paste — copy apple-touch-icon.png to your root and add the provided link tag.
Tip: 180×180 covers modern iOS
A single 180×180 apple-touch-icon is enough for current iPhones and iPads; older devices downscale it. The generated HTML includes the correct rel="apple-touch-icon" line.
apple-touch-icon: sizes and where each is used
When someone adds your site to their iPhone or iPad home screen, iOS Safari looks for an apple-touch-icon referenced by a specific link tag. One size covers modern iOS:
| Size | File | Where it's used |
|---|---|---|
| 180 × 180 px | apple-touch-icon.png | The home-screen and bookmark icon on current iPhones and iPads; iOS downscales this single file for smaller contexts. |
Format & container
Save it as a PNG and keep it fully opaque — iOS ignores transparency for home-screen icons and renders any alpha as black, so set a solid background and a touch of padding inside the rounded mask.
How it's wired into your page
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="/apple-touch-icon.png">
Tip
A single 180 × 180 icon is enough today — older devices downscale it — so there is no need for the long list of legacy apple-touch-icon-precomposed sizes sites used to ship.
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Frequently asked questions
What size is the apple-touch-icon?
180×180 px. That single size covers modern iOS devices, which downscale it as needed for smaller contexts.
Does it need a transparent background?
No — iOS ignores transparency for home-screen icons and adds its own rounded mask, so a solid background is recommended.
Where is the icon created?
In your browser, on your own device. How any data associated with the tool is handled is described in our privacy policy.
What HTML do I add?
A <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="/apple-touch-icon.png"> tag in your page head — it's included in the snippet you can copy here.
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