I don't understand what's wrong with my HTML code for adding my favicon to my website?

Here is my code:

<link 
rel = "shortcut icon" 
type = "image/x-icon" 
href = "C:/Users/SOMEBODY/Desktop/SOME FOLDER/ANOTHER FOLDER/favicon.ico"/>

I also have the favicon in the same folder as my website. When I open the .HTML file, it doesn't show me the icon. Btw, my website is unpublished to the web.