Reference Icon Reference Chart Windows

Guidelines

Sizes (px) Format and naming Notes

Application, document and control panel icons

16p × 16
24 × 24*
32 × 32
48 × 48
64 × 64*
128 × 128
256 × 256 (Windows Vista+)

* Required for classic mode

.ico Microsoft recommends including 8-bit and 4-bit images for each resource. The style of XP icons is more saturated in Vista onwards.See chapter 7 of The Icon Handbook for more information."

Toolbar icons

16 × 16
24 × 24
32 × 32
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Dialog and wizard icons

32 × 32
48 × 48
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Quick launch area

40 × 40
48 × 48
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Balloon icons

32 × 32
40 × 40
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