Adding an image to the browser tab

[Marc]

I'm trying (unsuccessfully) to make a website logo appear in the browser tab, similar to this



I've managed to find a bit of code, adapted it accordingly and placed it in the header but it doesn't appear to work.

<link rel="icon" type="image/jpg" href="/suefalber.co.uk/files/logo2.jpg"/>

I'm obviously doing something fundamentally wrong

 

[srichards]

How big is the logo.jpg file? I have a feeling they have to be a specific size or under a specific size to work.

 

[Marc]

How big is the logo.jpg file? I have a feeling they have to be a specific size or under a specific size to work.

24 pixels. This is the maximum from what I've googled.

 

[Tony101]

I believe (it's been many years since I set mine up) you need to use a favicon.

Eg...

 

[srichards]

If you do a view source then click on the link to the logo file it gives you a 404 so it's not found. The path to it is incorrect or it's not got the correct permissions on it.

 

[Keith W]

I'm a silly sod, misread the post.

As Neil said below

 

[neil_g]

just need to make a favicon.ico and pop it in the root directory. no code needed.

lots of online tools to make the ico from an image.

 

[Marc]

just need to make a favicon.ico and pop it in the root directory. no code needed.

lots of online tools to make the ico from an image.

I've managed to make the image. When you say root directory, do you mean the same folder as the index file?

 

[Keith W]

I've managed to make the image. When you say root directory, do you mean the same folder as the index file?

Yes essentially, where the index.html file is served from

 

[Marc]

Yes essentially, where the index.html file is served from

Was going to reply to this saying that I'd done that but it wasn't working but then I had to reboot Chrome and it's now working so hanks. :

 

[Keith W]

Was going to reply to this saying that I'd done that but it wasn't working but then I had to reboot Chrome and it's now working so hanks. :

Yes, sometimes you need to refresh the page a few times before it gets picked up

 

[Marc]

Yes, sometimes you need to refresh the page a few times before it gets picked up

Yes, I was refreshing, clearing cache and refreshing again to no avail. It took the obligatory bi-weekly Chrome crash to do it!