Why is SVG considered the best source for an ICO?

Each icon size gets drawn fresh from the vector geometry, so the 16-pixel version is rendered for 16 pixels rather than shrunk from a big bitmap. That per-size rendering is what keeps small icons legible — the weak point of every raster-sourced favicon.

Which sizes does the generated ICO cover?

The standard grid: 16 and 32 pixels for browser tabs and taskbars, 48 for Explorer, and typically 256 for high-DPI displays and large views. Having all of them in the one file lets Windows and browsers pick optimally without scaling.

Should my site use the SVG itself as a favicon instead?

Use both. Most modern browsers accept SVG favicons via a link tag, but Safari's support has lagged and various platforms (Windows shortcuts, old browsers, some crawlers) still look for favicon.ico. Serving the SVG with an ICO fallback covers every case.

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SVG is the ideal favicon source, and converting it to ICO renders the vector crisply at each icon size from 16 pixels up to 256. No other input produces sharper small icons, because every size is drawn from geometry rather than scaled pixels.

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Why convert SVG to ICO?

Ship a favicon.ico that stays sharp in browser tabs, bookmarks, and pinned sites.
Build Windows application icons from the same master logo your website uses.
Cover legacy browsers and Windows contexts that ignore SVG favicons but honor ICO.

Tip: Details thinner than about one-sixteenth of the canvas vanish at 16 pixels — consider a simplified mark for the smallest sizes, as major brands do.

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