Favicon — Favicon Tool
Check, download, and generate favicons. Detects favicons via /favicon.ico, HTML <link> tags, and apple-touch-icon. Can generate SVG placeholder favicons from text.
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
check <url> |
Check if a website has a favicon (tries /favicon.ico, HTML link tags, apple-touch-icon) |
download <url> [output] |
Download a site's favicon (tries direct, HTML parsing, Google API fallback) |
generate <text> [size] |
Generate an SVG favicon placeholder with text (1-2 chars, random background) |
info <file> |
Show image file info — size, MIME type, format (ICO/PNG/JPEG/GIF/SVG/WebP) |
Examples
# Check if a site has a favicon
favicon check https://github.com
# → ✓ /favicon.ico — 200
# → ✓ apple-touch-icon found
# Download a favicon
favicon download https://google.com google-icon.ico
# Generate an SVG placeholder
favicon generate "AB" 64
# → Creates AB-favicon.svg with random background color
# Get info about a favicon file
favicon info favicon.ico
# → Size, MIME type, format (detected from magic bytes)
Detection Methods
- Direct: Checks
<url>/favicon.ico - HTML Parsing: Looks for
<link rel="icon">and<link rel="shortcut icon">in page HTML - Apple Touch Icon: Checks for
<link rel="apple-touch-icon"> - Google API (download only): Falls back to
google.com/s2/faviconsAPI
Requirements
curl— for HTTP requestsfile(optional) — for MIME type detection ininfocommandxxd(optional) — for magic byte detection ininfocommand