--- a/views/header.html
+++ b/views/header.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <!doctype html>
 <html>
 <head>
+	<link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico"/>
 <title>honk</title>
 <link href="/style.css{{ .StyleParam }}" rel="stylesheet">
 {{ if .LocalStyleParam }}
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@
 <link href="/icon.png" rel="icon">
 <meta name="theme-color" content="#305">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
+<meta name="description" content="Federated ActivityPub instance running the Honk server. things happen">
+<meta name="keywords" content="honk">
 </head>
 <body>
 <header>
@@ -57,6 +60,22 @@
 </form>
 </ul>
 </details>
+	
+<!-- CUSTOM HONK NAVIGATION BAR -->
+	<div  id="altnavbar">
+		<a href="/newhonk" tabindex="2">new honk</a> |
+		<a title="Public timeline" href="/front">ptl</a> | 
+		<a href="/">home</a> | 
+		<a title="To fetch posts from a remote user" href="/xzone">fetch</a> | 
+		<a href="/atme">@me</a> | 
+		<a href="/u/{{ .UserInfo.Username}}">profile</a> | 
+		<a href="/account">settings</a> |
+		<form style="display:inline" action="/q" method="GET">
+		    <input type="text" tabindex="1" name="q" autocomplete="off" size="10" placeholder="search">
+		</form> 
+	</div>
+<!-- END -->
+
 <p id="topspacer"></p>
 {{ else }}
 <span><a id="homelink" href="/">home</a></span>
