how to i insert icons or badges in the profile?

[liko211]

how do insert badges or images in my profile i tried <icon>check_mark</icon> but nothing but a gray box comes up when my friends tell me idk what im doing wrong? help thx someone has one that works

[Nalates Urriah]

There is an old thread about Badges here: 

There are some gotchas in the original OP. I wrote about them here: http://blog.nalates.net/2011/03/03/new-sl-community-badges/ 

All this info is OLD. But, it should get you started.