How can I put a small icon in the web browser URL line?

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I use Firefox and notice alot of websites have a small icon in the browser
bar instead of a blank document icon, as I see now. It is just to the left of
http://blah blah.

If anyone knows how I can put my logo on my wepage, please help. Thanks

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search google for "favicon" (no quotes).

"Travis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:82F76C2C-6152-443F-9B98-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I use Firefox and notice alot of websites have a small icon in the browser
> bar instead of a blank document icon, as I see now. It is just to the left
> of
> http://blah blah.
>
> If anyone knows how I can put my logo on my wepage, please help. Thanks

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Travis,
To be more precise.

1. Create an icon in your image editor
2. a) Save it as "favicon.ico" on the root folder (i.e. the same folder as
index.html, or whatever your home page is)
2. b) Alternativelty, save it anywhere (in my case images/display) and add
this to your index/html
<head>
....
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="images/display/favicon.ico"
type="image/x-icon"/>
....
</head>

Interestingly, I find that this works fine in Firefox, but not in IE6. I
have read that saving the page as a favorite in IE6 wil cause the icon to
appear, but it never has for me.

As you use Firefox, there should be no problems

--
Cheers,
Trevor L.
Website: http://tandcl.homemail.com.au

Andrew Murray wrote:
> search google for "favicon" (no quotes).
>
> "Travis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:82F76C2C-6152-443F-9B98-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I use Firefox and notice alot of websites have a small icon in the
>> browser bar instead of a blank document icon, as I see now. It is
>> just to the left of
>> http://blah blah.
>>
>> If anyone knows how I can put my logo on my wepage, please help.
>> Thanks

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> Interestingly, I find that this works fine in Firefox, but not in IE6. I
> have read that saving the page as a favorite in IE6 wil cause the icon to
> appear, but it never has for me.

I just found this on Microsoft's website.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ortcuticon.asp

Basically, the Favicon will only appear in IE if the user chooses to add
your site to their favorites through a JavaScript, it seems. They do provide
the script, though.

Viken K.

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"Viken Karaguesian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Interestingly, I find that this works fine in Firefox, but not in IE6. I
>> have read that saving the page as a favorite in IE6 wil cause the icon to
>> appear, but it never has for me.
>
> I just found this on Microsoft's website.
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ortcuticon.asp
>
> Basically, the Favicon will only appear in IE if the user chooses to add
> your site to their favorites through a JavaScript, it seems. They do
> provide the script, though.
>
> Viken K.
Favicons show up in the Favorites in IE.
In Favorites and address bar in Firefox
In Bookmarks and address bar in Opera
In the address bar in Netscape

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Viken,
Yes, that was my thinking.

I tried the script and while it adds the favorite, it doesn't change the
icon.
--
Cheers,
Trevor L.
Website: http://tandcl.homemail.com.au

Viken Karaguesian wrote:
>> Interestingly, I find that this works fine in Firefox, but not in
>> IE6. I have read that saving the page as a favorite in IE6 wil cause
>> the icon to appear, but it never has for me.
>
> I just found this on Microsoft's website.
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ortcuticon.asp
>
> Basically, the Favicon will only appear in IE if the user chooses to
> add your site to their favorites through a JavaScript, it seems. They
> do provide the script, though.
>
> Viken K.

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> I tried the script and while it adds the favorite, it doesn't change the
> icon.

Same for me. Tried the scipt and still no icon.

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