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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 28, 2010, 8:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-image-using-html-into-a-view-file/187751 "2010-04-28T20:57:22Z")\
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**Author:**  [@woodsy0130](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/woodsy0130)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 8:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-image-using-html-into-a-view-file/187751/1 "2010-04-28T20:57:22Z")
Hello,
I have built a simple application using scaffolding and i have added a
background image to my index pages of each model. This is using CSS
and i have the background image in the image folder within the rails
application.
However, i am unable to add a single image to an individual ‘view’
page. I cant do this in css because i only want it on one page. When i
add an image to a single view page using the following code,:
![logo]()
i check my browser and it comes up with a small box with a red cross
in it saying ‘logo’. But not the image.
Can someone please explain what i can do in simple terms since i am a
beginner at this sort of stuff.
Thanks,
Dale
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**Author:**  [@woodsy0130](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/woodsy0130)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-image-using-html-into-a-view-file/187751/2 "2010-04-28T23:04:59Z")
On Apr 28, 2010, at 11:55 AM, woodsy0130 wrote:
> ![logo]()
>
> i check my browser and it comes up with a small box with a red cross
> in it saying ‘logo’. But not the image.
>
> Can someone please explain what i can do in simple terms since i am a
> beginner at this sort of stuff.
Try…
\<%= image\_tag ‘logo.gif’, :alt =\> 'logo %\>