simple question - how to: webpage icon?

Mystik · Apr 18, 2003, 09:15 AM

i'm starting to create another "homepage" for myself to kinda
waste idle time.. and i was just wondering..

what's the code to show a custom icon in the address bar?

this is what i'm talking about, since i don't know what the correct
terminology for it is:

thanks..

Malus · Apr 18, 2003, 12:23 PM

Code:

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="images/icon.gif" />

You can have the href point anywhere you would like. This code goes in between your head tags.

Adagio · Apr 19, 2003, 04:58 AM

Only Mozilla / Netscape 6/7 and Opera support .gif oder .jpg format 'favicons' ... IE only allows .ico files as favicons ... but heck, who cares?

Mystik · Apr 19, 2003, 08:29 AM

Sweet, thanks guys.. =)

i know ie sucks.. but i still use it anyway.. i'm too lazy
to switch..

yeah, that's a crazy amount of laziness. =)

***Zardon*** · Apr 19, 2003, 08:33 AM

Adagio this is off topic, but I really like the look of your avatar, have you a link to the original artwork? Id like to see it in all its glory please.

Adagio · Apr 19, 2003, 09:11 AM

I found it via google, I just searched with the keyword "dragon" ... it was from some kind of webshop that sells fantasy posters.

I don't know the address of the website anymore, but you can get the picture with bigger size from this link ('just uploaded it for you *g*):

It's a DARK DRAGON

***Zardon*** · Apr 19, 2003, 09:50 AM

thanks, id like to see the original artwork, ill have to try and find the author, reminds me of my youth (**sighs** long ago) playing AD&D !!!

Mystik · Apr 19, 2003, 10:42 AM

damn.. you guys are making me want to find my dragon collection..

i used to collect and horde pictures of dragons (from anywhere and
everywhere).. but i think i burned them on cds a while ago, and now
i don't know where i put them..

giganick · Jun 28, 2003, 05:18 AM

its amazing how fast these threads can go off topic...

even tho the question as answered..

Matth · Jun 28, 2003, 09:59 AM

http://www.favicon.co.uk/ - Online
http://www.favicon.com/ - Online generator currently offline

- but IconForge FAVICO edition is available

If supported, just put the favicon.ico in the root directory - (for a site) - if you only have a FOLDER, then the other method is required

Apr 18, 2003, 09:15 AM	#1
Mystik i'm an errand. Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 237 Rep Power: 0	simple question - how to: webpage icon? i'm starting to create another "homepage" for myself to kinda waste idle time.. and i was just wondering.. what's the code to show a custom icon in the address bar? this is what i'm talking about, since i don't know what the correct terminology for it is: thanks.. __________________ For as long as the sun shines, there will always be darkness. -- me.

Apr 18, 2003, 12:23 PM	#2
Malus BSD SMASH! Join Date: May 2002 Location: A rabbit hole. . . Posts: 1,170 Rep Power: 0	Code: <link rel="shortcut icon" href="images/icon.gif" /> You can have the href point anywhere you would like. This code goes in between your head tags. __________________ quad (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel Q6600 - Asus P5E-VM HDMI - 2x2 GB Kingston PC6400 DDR2 Ram - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - 2xSeagate 1TB 7200RPM HD in RAID 1 via ZFS - Lite-On 20x DVD Multi Recorder - Coolermaster Centurion 5 router (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel E4500 - Intel D945GCNL - 2 GB PC6400 Mushkin Ram - Lite-On 48x24x48x16 - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - Silverstone SST-SG02-F wanderer (FreeBSD/i386 7-CURRENT): Lenovo Thinkpad T61p mini (OS X 10.5): Intel Core 2 Duo @ 1.8Ghz, 4 GB Mushkin PC5400 Ram - Headroom MicroDAC Portable sound: Rockboxed iPod Video -> Westone UM2's Not-So-Portable Sound: Headroon MicroDAC -> Singlepower PPX3-SLAM -> Grado RS-1's or Beyerdynamic DT-880's Very-Not-Portable-Sound: Squeezebox v3 -> Denon AVR-1507 -> B&W 683's & Sunfire HRS-10

Apr 19, 2003, 04:58 AM	#3
Adagio DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 70 Rep Power: 0	Only Mozilla / Netscape 6/7 and Opera support .gif oder .jpg format 'favicons' ... IE only allows .ico files as favicons ... but heck, who cares? __________________ My software never has bugs. It just develops random features. ° Adagios hard- and softwareconfiguration ° 3DFusion - All news around ATi, Matrox, nVidia and more!

Apr 19, 2003, 08:29 AM	#4
Mystik i'm an errand. Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 237 Rep Power: 0	Sweet, thanks guys.. =) i know ie sucks.. but i still use it anyway.. i'm too lazy to switch.. yeah, that's a crazy amount of laziness. =) __________________ For as long as the sun shines, there will always be darkness. -- me.

Apr 19, 2003, 09:11 AM	#6
Adagio DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 70 Rep Power: 0	I found it via google, I just searched with the keyword "dragon" ... it was from some kind of webshop that sells fantasy posters. I don't know the address of the website anymore, but you can get the picture with bigger size from this link ('just uploaded it for you g): It's a DARK DRAGON __________________ My software never has bugs. It just develops random features. ° Adagios hard- and softwareconfiguration ° 3DFusion - All news around ATi, Matrox, nVidia and more!

Apr 19, 2003, 08:33 AM	#5
*Zardon* enchanted Join Date: May 2002 Location: Driverheaven Posts: 32,260 Rep Power: 3150	Adagio this is off topic, but I really like the look of your avatar, have you a link to the original artwork? Id like to see it in all its glory please.

Apr 19, 2003, 09:50 AM	#7
*Zardon* enchanted Join Date: May 2002 Location: Driverheaven Posts: 32,260 Rep Power: 3150	thanks, id like to see the original artwork, ill have to try and find the author, reminds me of my youth (sighs long ago) playing AD&D !!!

Apr 19, 2003, 10:42 AM	#8
Mystik i'm an errand. Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 237 Rep Power: 0	damn.. you guys are making me want to find my dragon collection.. i used to collect and horde pictures of dragons (from anywhere and everywhere).. but i think i burned them on cds a while ago, and now i don't know where i put them.. __________________ For as long as the sun shines, there will always be darkness. -- me.

Jun 28, 2003, 05:18 AM	#9
giganick Frikkin COmputer~! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kaysville, Utah Posts: 130 Rep Power: 0	its amazing how fast these threads can go off topic... even tho the question as answered..

Jun 28, 2003, 09:59 AM	#10
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,203 Rep Power: 57 System Specs	http://www.favicon.co.uk/ - Online http://www.favicon.com/ - Online generator currently offline - but IconForge FAVICO edition is available If supported, just put the favicon.ico in the root directory - (for a site) - if you only have a FOLDER, then the other method is required