PWA Education
February 23, 2026
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What is a Maskable Icon? Simple Explanation for PWA Developers
Learn what maskable icons are and why your PWA needs them. Simple explanation for developers building with Riff, Cursor, Lovable, or v0.
By Imagcon Team
Quick Answer:
Quick Answer: A maskable icon is a PWA icon with safe padding so Android can crop it into circles, squircles, rounded squares, and other launcher shapes without cutting off important artwork.
Quick Answer: A maskable icon is a PWA icon with safe padding so Android can crop it into circles, squircles, rounded squares, and other launcher shapes without cutting off important artwork. This guide explains the safe area, why regular square icons often look wrong on Android, and how to declare maskable icons in manifest.json.