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How do you add a logo so it appears in the URL address box in a browser? For example; Dharmesh has the Hubspot logo appear at www.hubspot.com in the URL address box. Thanks. -Kevin

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I know in here we are quite relaxed about variety of the questions but shouldn't we close purely technical questions like this? Hence -1 from me – the dictator Feb 17 '10 at 9:02

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Yes it's called a favicon. There are various websites that can help you make one if you already have a logo. E.g. http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/favicon/

Recommend you have a transparent background on the source file and your favicon. Onstartups has a white, non-transparent background on their favicon which is not as nice as it could be. See twitter for a good example of a favicon with a transparent background.

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It's called a favicon, and you should use an ico file for it if you want it to work in all the browsers.

Using anything other than icon files will result in the favicon not working in Internet Explorer!

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The quick answer is to just put this in the <head> section of your page:

<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="icon.png">

You can find more specifics here: http://www.w3.org/2005/10/howto-favicon

Let me know how it works. Have fun!

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That's cool and easy! I hadn't seen the link tag for that before. I only knew about naming the image favicon and placing it in the root of the website. – CoderDennis Oct 30 '09 at 14:40
Thanks Del. I'm going to try that. – Kevin Adams Oct 30 '09 at 16:10
Let me know if you have any problems getting it to work. – Del Putnam Oct 30 '09 at 18:28
More info on the 2 link types, and Apple iPhone icons here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favicon allinthehead.com/retro/319/… – Jesper Mortensen Feb 16 '10 at 21:37

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