# Image Link

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/image-link/131632>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 12, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/image-link/131632 "2008-03-12T01:09:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sithadmin)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/image-link/131632/1 "2008-03-12T01:09:36Z")

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Hello,  
I was having problems with a link\_to… How can I use an image as the  
link instead of text? For example:

\<%= link\_to /images/user\_edit.gif, :controller =\> ‘employees’, :action  
=\> ‘edit’ %\>

This doesn’t work… I tried a few variations, such as quotes, double  
quotes, curly braces, etc… What is the proper way to do this?

Thanks,

- Jeff M.

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**Author:** ![sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sithadmin)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/image-link/131632/2 "2008-03-12T01:33:44Z")

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try something like:

\<%= link\_to image\_tag(‘/images/user\_edit.gif’), :controller =\>  
‘employees’, :action

> =\> ‘edit’ %\>

On Mar 11, 5:09 pm, Jeff M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

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**Author:** ![sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sithadmin)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 1:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/image-link/131632/3 "2008-03-12T01:58:52Z")

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thanks! That worked perfectly!