Choosing the right icon size for various operating systems (iOS, Microsoft, Android) is important, but it may also cause headaches, depression, and other unpleasant side effects. This may negatively affect the cost of design and quality of a product as a whole. So, we decided to help you and make this summary.

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iOS 9 | 58×58, 80×80, 120×120, 152×152, 180×180, 1024×1024 |
Windows 10 | 16×16, 24×24, 32×32, 48×48, 256×256 |
Android Lollipop, Marshmallow, Nougat, Oreo | 24×24, 48×48, 192×192 |
macOS X | 16×16, 32×32, 64×64, 128×128, 256×256, 512×512, 1024×1024 |
Unix operating systems | 16×16, 24×24, 48×48, 96×96 |
Windows Phone | 62×62, 99×99, 173×173, 200×200 |
iOS 9
iOS Human Interface Guidelines are clear and quite brief. They recommend the PNG format and the following sizes for icons:
Application Icon
Required Sizes | |
---|---|
iPhone 6s Plus and iPhone 6 Plus | 180×180 |
iPhone 6s, iPhone 6, and iPhone SE | 120×120 |
iPhone 5 and iPhone 4s | 120×120 |
iPad Pro | 167×167 |
iPad and iPad mini | 152×152 |

Application Icon for the App Store

Required size:
- 1024×1024
Spotlight search results icon

Required Sizes | |
---|---|
iPhone 6s Plus and iPhone 6 Plus | 120×120 |
iPhone 6s, iPhone 6, and iPhone SE | 80×80 |
iPhone 5 and iPhone 4s | 80×80 |
iPad Pro | 80×80 |
iPad and iPad mini | 80×80 |
Settings icon

Required Sizes | |
---|---|
iPhone 6s Plus and iPhone 6 Plus | 87×87 |
iPhone 6s, iPhone 6, and iPhone SE | 58×58 |
iPhone 5 and iPhone 4s | 58×58 |
iPad Pro | 58×58 |
iPad and iPad mini | 58×58 |
Toolbar and navigation bar icon

Required Sizes | |
---|---|
iPhone 6s Plus and iPhone 6 Plus | About 66×66 |
iPhone 6s, iPhone 6, and iPhone SE | About 44×44 |
iPhone 5 and iPhone 4s | About 44×44 |
iPad Pro | About 44×44 |
iPad and iPad mini | About 44×44 |
Tab bar icon

Required Sizes | |
---|---|
iPhone 6s Plus and iPhone 6 Plus | About 75×75 |
iPhone 6s, iPhone 6, and iPhone SE | About 50×50 |
iPhone 5 and iPhone 4s | About 50×50 |
iPad Pro | About 50×50 |
iPad and iPad mini | About 50×50 |
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macOS X
Application Icons

Required sizes:
- 16×16
- 32×32
- 64×64
- 128×128
- 256×256
- 512×512
- 1024×1024
Toolbar icon PNG (recommended)

Required sizes:
- 32×32
- 32×32@2x (64×64)
Sidebar icon in PDF (recommended)

Required sizes:
- 16×16
- 18×18
- 32×32
Sidebar icon in PNG
Required sizes:
- 16×16
- 16×16@2x
- 18×18
- 18×18@2x
- 32×32
- 32×32@2x
Windows 10
Microsoft didn’t publish any guidelines, so we had to read it in tea leaves follow the icon examples in the beta versions of the Windows OS and icon font introduced by Microsoft.
We have even created our own style guide for Windows 10 icons. Here’s what we found out:
Application Icons and Control Panel Items
The icons should be in .ico file format.
The full set should include the following icon sizes:
- 16×16
- 32×32
- 48×48
- 256×256
Toolbar Icons
Note that toolbar icons should always be flat.
- Windows 10: 32×32
- Windows 8: 16×16, 24×24, 32×32
Dialogs and Wizards
Required Sizes:
- 32×32
- 48×48
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Windows Phone
These are the sizes for required icons in the XAP package and for Windows Phone Store.
Application icon | 62×62 |
Application tile image | 173×173 |
Device application icon for Windows Phone Store catalog (small) | 99×99 |
Device application icon for Windows Phone Store catalog (large) | 173×173 |
Desktop application icon for Windows Phone Store catalog | 200×200 |
Android Lollipop, Marshmallow, Nougat, Oreo
Android starting with version 5 Lollipop uses the Material design specifications for icons.
And the prize for the most detailed icon style guide goes to… Google! They have patiently described everything: from corner shapes to shadow sizes and opacity. Here are just a few of the main ideas.
Application Icons

Android expects product icons to be provided at 48dp, with edges at 1dp. When you create the icon, maintain the 48-unit measure, but scale it to 400% at 192x192dp (the edge becomes 4dp).
System icons
These icons symbolize a command, file, device, directory, or common action like trash, print, and save.
System icons are displayed at 24dp. When creating icons, it’s important to design at 100% scale for pixel-accuracy, while zooming in for precision.
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Unix-like Operating Systems
It’s worth mentioning icon specifications from the work environments of Unix-like operating systems: GNOME and KDE. These apply to Linux, FreeBSD, and others.
GNOME Icons
GNOME uses a soft, three-dimensional look. This style is achieved by using antialiasing, shading and highlighting techniques. The supported image file formats are PNG, XPM, and SVG. If your file’s format is not listed here, you can use an image converter to transform it into a proper format.
Bold denotes the primary size for Linux icons.
Object and document icon | 24×24, 48×48, 96×96 |
Application icon | 24×24, 48×48 |
Toolbar icon | 24×24, 48×48 |
Menu icon | 16×16 |
KDE Icons
KDE is the default work environment on many Linux distributions. They have no official guidelines for icons, but here’s what we found on various KDE forums.
Desktop icon | 16×16,22×22,32×32,48×48,64×64,128×128,256×256 |
Toolbar icon | 16×16,22×22,32×32,48×48 |
Main toolbar icon | 16×16,22×22,32×32,48×48 |
Panel icon | 16×16,22×22,32×32,48×48,64×64,128×128,256×256 |
Dialog icon | 16×16,22×22,32×32,48×48,64×64,128×128,256×256 |
To use these icons elsewhere, like on a website or email, maximize them to no bigger than 400 × 100 pixels.
If you’re anything like us, all these dimensions are making you dizzy. Fortunately, we can use this list now, too.