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Summary: Putting a picture into the caption of a picture on myspace sounds kind of funny, but it works. In fact, you can put a picture into the caption, or you can use other HTML as well.

How do I put a picture into a caption of a picture I've uploaded to myspace.com? I see others doing it, but I can't figure out how.

While it might sound funny to put a picture as caption on another picture, it makes a lot of sense if you're trying to add an emoticon or other icon.

I've already covered How to put a picture in a comment on myspace, and while this seems different, it's really very, very similar.

The only real "trick" to know for both this, and for comments as well, is that you can use HTML. That means in your caption you can reference an image stored anywhere else on the internet, or in your own uploaded pictures.

Start by following the instructions in How do I put a picture in a comment on myspace.com? to upload a picture, and locate that picture's URL.

"The picture doesn't actually have to be on myspace, in fact it can be anywhere on the internet, as long as it's accessible by some URL."

Now, go to Add/Edit photos on your MySpace home page, and click on Add Caption.

Now, in that caption, where you want that picture to be, enter this:

<img src="http://myspace-355.vo.llnwd.net/00573/55/34/573024355_l.jpg" alt="" />

IMPORTANT replace the URL (the "http://myspace-355.vo.llnwd.net/00573/55/34/573024355_l.jpg") in this example with the URL to your own picture.

The picture doesn't actually have to be on myspace, in fact it can be anywhere on the internet, as long as it's accessible by some URL.

That's all there is to it.

Now, that whole "<img..." thing, that's just HTML - the language of web pages. You can use other HTML as well. For example, if you just want to place text, and have some of it be bold, enter something like this:

This is <b>bold</b> text

The word bold will be bold. You like color? Try this:

This is <font color="red">red</font> text

The word "red" will be red.

As with a picture in a comment, if this doesn't work the most common cause is not doing it exactly right. HTML can be picky. Make sure that you've copied everything you see here exactly the same way, and that you've copied the URL to any pictures you're using exactly. It all has to be right, or things can not work, or look really, really messy.

If you really want to experiment, pick up a book on some basic HTML. You can get quite creative.

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Recent Comments

Wtf is with the two dots?
I've been on a bunch of websites and they all give me the same code. And i always end up with two dots. Help me. Please?

Posted by: Tara at December 10, 2006 04:23 PM

Like everyone else said i just get the dots. Help me plz

Posted by: Ashlee at December 10, 2006 07:19 PM

when i try to put it on all i get is two dots... why doesn't it fit?!?!?!?

Posted by: angelena at December 11, 2006 01:04 PM

how come i just get dots?

Posted by: amy at December 11, 2006 03:43 PM

i only get dots...

Posted by: ghfgh at December 11, 2006 03:54 PM

make the name of the picture smaller, and then try again.

Posted by: brooke at December 12, 2006 12:14 AM

i only get some damn little dots!!!!

Posted by: MD at December 12, 2006 09:07 AM

hey i did the code and i am only getting dots, and my friend just did it for me no prob!!!! help please i am so frustrated

Posted by: Shannon at December 12, 2006 11:39 AM

i got 2 dots!!! wtfz with that? u betta help some of us!

Posted by: Jess at December 12, 2006 03:43 PM

EVERYONE PLEASE - read the article carefully... particularly this statement:

"if this doesn't work the most common cause is not doing it exactly right."

Two dots happens if your HTML is bad or incomplete (for example the /> was left off). The most common cause is that the URL you are trying to use is TOO LONG. You MUST use a shorter URL. Make sure that EVERYTHING explained above fits in the caption box ... if it doesn't, it's too long. Make it shorter.

I'm closing comments on this article, since it's just repeats of this exact same issue.

UPDATE: I've added this article for those of you having problems with URLs that are too long: http://ask-leo.com//the_link_i_want_to_use_to_post_a_picture_on_myspace_is_too_long_what_can_i_do.html

Posted by: Leo Notenboom at December 12, 2006 04:04 PM

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