How do I create a graphic for an URL?

I would like to add a graphic to the url so that when anyone clicks on the site the image shows up in the browser, for example if you go onto Paypal you see a "P" to the left in Firefox browser - how do I do that?

I would be using either a gif or jpg of a product.

 

i also want to know , please help

 

Bleedin' hell. There has to be a sticky for this, it is asked just too much. You need to convert your image into a tiny little icon file. Do that here.

Save that file as "favicon.ico" and upload that to the root of your website.

If you want to call it something else, or the automatic way doesn't work throw this in the head section of your HTML:

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />

Code (markup):

 

What he said, but without the goofy Down Under style of quotes. "" is different than ” : )

 

Another lesson. Never write code in MS Word.

 

”Lawlz” ”Lawlz” and ”lawz” : )

 

Thanks for the info, however, I have created the icon as you described fantastic (thanks) uploaded it to root directory, and when I load page in browser, it still doesn't show. Added the code and edited the speach marks, still doesn't show.

Please be gentle - I am a virgin coder...

 

Try it in a different browser or on a different computer and see if it shows up. Sometimes the default favicon is cached and the new one refuses to show up for a while.

 

use this two tags and your favicon will be displayed in every browser

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="/images/favicon.png" type="image/x-icon">
<link rel="icon" href="/images/favicon.png" type="image/x-icon">

Code (markup):

 

Me thinks not.

http://webdesign.about.com/od/favicon/f/blfaqfavicon3.htm

 

They are called favicons. You can Google that and you will find free favicon generator or you can make them yourself and also their site will include a tutorial on how to install them.

 

Done and it's working fine now.

 

Lemee guess, you had to clear your cache to get it to show?

Soooo many times I have added a favicon and FF just doesn't want to show it without my clearing the cache. Manually.

 

thanks for this i will def try it

 

No, actually I left it a few hours and refreshed the page and it appeared.

 

yeah i had that priblem with uploading to we servers somtimes it can take hours to update you live content.