# Problems with public/images

**URL:** <https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/problems-with-public-images/47423>\
**Category:** rubyonrails-talk\
**Created:** [November 9, 2009, 6:07am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/problems-with-public-images/47423 "2009-11-09T06:07:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![11175](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/8edcca/32.png) [@11175](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/11175)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 6:07am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/problems-with-public-images/47423/1 "2009-11-09T06:07:29Z")

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Hi Chris

> \<%= image\_tag("kanagawa.jpg") %\>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What happens if you try with

\<%= image\_tag("/images/kanagawa.jpg") %\>

Sijo

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**Author:** ![11175](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/8edcca/32.png) [@11175](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/11175)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 11:22am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/problems-with-public-images/47423/2 "2009-11-09T11:22:32Z")

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Sijo k g wrote:

> Hi Chris
> 
> > \<%= image\_tag("kanagawa.jpg") %\>
> 
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What happens if you try with
> 
> \<%= image\_tag("/images/kanagawa.jpg") %\>

That should not be necessary.

> Sijo

Best,