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How to Make a Safari Pinned Tab SVG Icon

Build the single-color SVG mask icon Safari requires for pinned tabs and the Touch Bar.

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The Mask Icon Format

Safari pinned tabs use a special monochrome SVG referenced via <link rel='mask-icon'>. It must be a single solid black path on a 0 0 16 16 viewBox with no colors or strokes — Safari applies the user's accent color via the mask.

  • Use a single solid black fill, no other colors
  • Set viewBox to '0 0 16 16' for correct sizing
  • Flatten strokes to filled paths before exporting

Converting Your Logo

Convert your logo to SVG, then simplify it to one solid silhouette. Reference it with <link rel='mask-icon' href='/icon.svg' color='#5bbad5'> where color is your brand accent.

  • Convert the logo to a one-color silhouette SVG
  • Add the mask-icon link with a color attribute
  • Test in Safari's pinned tab bar at small size

Frequently Asked Questions

Why must a Safari pinned tab icon be one color?

Safari treats it as a mask and recolors it with the user's accent or your specified color, so any internal colors are ignored.

What viewBox should a Safari mask icon use?

Use '0 0 16 16' — Safari expects the path drawn within a 16x16 coordinate space for proper rendering.

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